Mar 14, 2023

March 14, 2023 Alreadyjthe world’s largest video sharing system, YouTube, has recently become a popular place for hackers a thieves. According to CloudSEK’s research, increased month-on-month increase in fakes AI of videos on the platform by almost 300 %. They mainly serve to guide the user to scam sites, informs DarkReading . Fraudulent videos are used artificial intelligence for presenting yours pages, possibly files, which they present in the description of the videos. Most often, these are videos that show users how you are install paid programs such as Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, or AutoCAD to your devices, completely free. Just by the fact that the user is searching for this type of files exposes you to risk. It’s a type piracy, when he wants to bypass paying for the file by downloading it “cracked” version. However, in this case it is doubly threatened, including from hackers. YouTube has over 2.5 billion monthly active users | Source: Filip Spevár Videos generated by AI with synthetic personalities growing in popularity and being used in a variety of languages ​​and platforms on recruiting, educational a promotional purposes. Unfortunately, this tactic has also been adopted by people who they abuse for improper purposes. These videos often contain “Infostealers” software that steals information o cards, bank accounts a passwords from affected devices. CloudSEK recorded up to 300 percent monthly increase such videos. Videos are added by attackers to bypass YouTube’s protection systems. They use tactics to tricking algorithms a control process. These include, for example, the use of special tags for regions, fake comments to add legitimacy, as well as frequent video uploads. It is absolutely imperative that users exercise extreme caution when downloading software and avoid any suspicious links or videos at all costs.” Pavan KarthickCloudSEK researcher We need to inform the general public about the problem CloudSEK research shows that every an hour will be uploaded to YouTube 5 to 10 videos to download cracking software with malicious links. You will find in them deceptive a fictional tactics that trick users into downloading malicious malware. They often use obfuscation lines and file hosting platforms such as bit.ly or mediafire.com. According to CloudSEK, it is also essential to lead campaigns already raising awareness users to detect potential threats and in time im prevented. In addition, users should use multi-factor authentication, refrain from clicking on unknown links and emails and avoid downloading or using pirated software.