Cyber criminals are using Youtube to install-Crypto jacking software - page 2.

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Quote from: airdnasxela on November 30, 2019, 09:16:27 AM

It's becoming more dangerous for crypto users since hackers are continuously upgrading their ways of hacking. And now even YouTube where a lot of users are also into YouTube. Why does some people use their intelligence wrongly?
Well since ever since there's already a lot of issue with hacking, we really should be extra careful clicking links so seems suspicious... Just wanna tell people here to be careful.

that is easy . if hackers are upgrading then why shall we ? we can also upgrade by reading the latest news such as this . so that we are informed if what new style hacker use and we can avoid them before we got victimized . that is true that youtube is growing and almost ever people use this streaming site to watch anything . i can detect possible hacks and hi jacks but im still feel a little bit worried on some people that just follow any link because they expect that they can get what they lookin for .

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It's becoming more dangerous for crypto users since hackers are continuously upgrading their ways of hacking. And now even YouTube where a lot of users are also into YouTube. Why does some people use their intelligence wrongly?
Well since ever since there's already a lot of issue with hacking, we really should be extra careful clicking links so seems suspicious... Just wanna tell people here to be careful.

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Somedays people will be smart enough to not install anything from strange sources

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Quote from: Saisher on November 27, 2019, 06:44:31 PM

If you are fond of watching Youtube and clicking links on it this is something you should be aware of

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Slovakian software security firm Eset has uncovered that cyber criminals behind the Stantinko botnet have been distributing a Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency mining module via Youtube.

More of this story here:
https://cointelegraph.com/news/cyber-criminals-are-using-youtube-to-install-cryptojacking-malware

botnet has infiltrated many tutorial channels and crypto affiliate programs, but not for crypto channels that focus at least on podcasts. Can be prevented by using ESET because the notification alarm immediately appears as a pop-up. This crime is not the first time and they continue to look for loopholes that mostly stem from user behavior.

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Quote from: adzino on November 30, 2019, 08:54:14 AM

This is nothing new. It has been going on for decades. Spreading malware through video content that contains links that will infect your computer. You just have to be careful. Why in the first place would you be clicking some random link given by a random YouTube creator? Is this because you will be getting "free" coins? Then I am sorry to say, you deserve to get your computer infected and lose everything. At least you will be learning a lesson.

Yeah, and with the increasing number of people involving themselves in this space, youtube can be a safe haven for cyber criminals, unless someone can spot it up early and report it to youtube.

By the way, we have this thread, Scammers on Youtube. Don't fall into this scam trap and lose money, guys.

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This is nothing new. It has been going on for decades. Spreading malware through video content that contains links that will infect your computer. You just have to be careful. Why in the first place would you be clicking some random link given by a random YouTube creator? Is this because you will be getting "free" coins? Then I am sorry to say, you deserve to get your computer infected and lose everything. At least you will be learning a lesson.

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Be careful who you follow on YouTube. If they are asking you to download plug ins or extensions, don't trust them quickly. They might create good, entertaining and useful videos but don't settle for your security by just clicking download links on their description boxes.
There are scams and hacks that are scattered on that platform so if you are not concerned with your security just avoid them.

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I have known this for sometimes but I didn't know it can be used in stealing beyond minor information and virus attacks. There seem to be no bound to the extent this cryptocurrency thieves will not go to perpetrate their evils.

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Suspicious links should be checked with the virus, malware scanning online tools before downloading, the virus total website is perfect for this purpose. The virtual machine installation is another alternative before running the .exe file on the personal computer. Youtube advertisement is used widely by the crypto users and everyone should be careful.

The best is to not even click the link at all. When you already have some sort of doubt then what is the point in clicking it and verifying its security with some sort of antivirus. The result would be definitely hundred percent positive. There than carelessness, curiosity can be considered the problem with humans that force them to commit foolish fatal acts. YouTube is for watching the videos, not clicking here and there.

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Hijacking softwares can only infect windows and pc user, this is yet another reason why i think smartphones are safer than computers, only phishing scams can work on phones or when you download fake apps

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Quote from: Pamadar on November 27, 2019, 11:55:14 PM

Quote from: GreatArkansas on November 27, 2019, 07:33:15 PM

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And now this, for sure Youtube will start enforcing this kind of crimes.
Main target of this crime are those not so techy and newbies in cryptocurrency.
P.S. if anyone can will see like this or suspecious, just press the report button so it will take down immediately.

There's no safe place now to anyone, it's your obligations to protect yourself (...)

I love this lines of yours, and that is correct, the safety should always start with us, especially in the world of internet and cryprocurrency world.
Basic understanding about this is important, non-techy or techy should able to learn these kind of things to avoid losing some money.

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to watch out for, fraudsters are increasingly sophisticated now. they use youtube, where youtube is now one of the most desirable people including crypto owners. so I think we should try to be careful and also act immediately if there is anything suspicious

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The cyber criminal finding a new trikes to stolen our crypto currencies using youtube to install jacking software it is really scarey because i will watching video's in youbute more then 2 hours in a days sometime i will check advertising links in youtube, after readings this i am sure i never going to check any advertisements links in youtube without knowing well.

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Thanks for the info. We must be more careful and strengthen the antivirus and defense of our laptop or PC.
There are so many ways for them to steal money, data or anything that is valuable to us. I once lost some crypto because of a chrome extension which turned out to cover the destination address with the address of the owner of the extension. As a result my money disappeared and went into his wallet. And this has happened twice before I realized that the extension was the culprit.

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Particl team invented "Cold staking" for a reason. If you hold a POS coin and it does not have Cold staking abilities please use a designated computer just for staking, all other pow coins like BTC etc should be held also in "Cold storage" aka offline/paper wallets etc.

Use your head and take precautions necessary to protect yourself, these criminals will only pray on you IF you make it "Easy".

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Is this also applying for smartphones with android or for iPhones? And yes is really hard to avoid this kind of software, but maybe with a good antivirus this can be avoided, at least i hope it.

I doubt it, i think only windows will be affected, if you don't click on phishing links through websites or mail on phone you will be safer using your phone more than using windows pc

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Quote from: Saisher on November 27, 2019, 06:44:31 PM

If you are fond of watching Youtube and clicking links on it this is something you should be aware of

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Slovakian software security firm Eset has uncovered that cyber criminals behind the Stantinko botnet have been distributing a Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency mining module via Youtube.

More of this story here:
https://cointelegraph.com/news/cyber-criminals-are-using-youtube-to-install-cryptojacking-malware

Interesting..

But:

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Eset informed YouTube, which reportedly responded by removing all the channels that contained traces of Stantinko’s code.

I guess the best thing youtube should have done is to suspend all the channels until proper investigation is carried out. What if some of the channels are innocent?
If a wealthy and psychopathic hacker wants millions of channels removed, all he/she needs to do is to pay millions of youtubers to promote the infected links. In the end, millions of channels will be removed... and the bait taken by both the youtubers and youtube.

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This is already happening for so many years. even Youtube having so much link to malware in many videos disguising as hacking tool or even cheating tool for certain games. I thought that people could figure it out that such a thing is phishy but I guess i'm wrong considering that the infected device from this Crypto jacking software alone is already 500,000 devices. What makes me afraid the most is chrome extension that could possibly contain virus and could log my activities unbeknown by myself than these link to install random software which kinda obvious.

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Quote from: GreatArkansas on November 27, 2019, 07:33:15 PM

This is really alarming nowadays, first they started those kind of airdrops or donation like if send x amount of ethereum you eill get x amount of ethereum.

And now this, for sure Youtube will start enforcing this kind of crimes.
Main target of this crime are those not so techy and newbies in cryptocurrency.
P.S. if anyone can will see like this or suspecious, just press the report button so it will take down immediately.

Any help should be enforce in order to provide awareness and lessen those newbies to be victimized of such actions. There's no safe place now to anyone, it's your obligations to protect yourself from possible hacks by ensuring that you are well protected and the first rule, never to click any links without knowing what is behind the site that you will going to visit. Reporting do a very big help to allow the site to trace those illegal activities.

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Quote from: Saisher on November 27, 2019, 06:44:31 PM

If you are fond of watching Youtube and clicking links on it this is something you should be aware of

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Slovakian software security firm Eset has uncovered that cyber criminals behind the Stantinko botnet have been distributing a Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency mining module via Youtube.

More of this story here:
https://cointelegraph.com/news/cyber-criminals-are-using-youtube-to-install-cryptojacking-malware

As i have a experience about Cyber security i can surely say it only be done using exploits.

There are so many attacker they always looking for such things (exploits) Even they pay thousands of dollars for it

Methods to prevent:

#1 always update your installed apps/Softwares,

#2 do not click on ads,

#3 do not install apps/ Softwares from unknown sources

#4 do not open any PDF file received from unknown person

Note: Mostly this can be done through Jscript To install malwares

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