For several years, malicious actors have been using it as a way to hijack thousands of YouTube channels.

Google states that it’s been combating the problem since late 2019 and cautions against suspicious offers for collaboration.

From there, they livestream fraudulent cryptocurrency giveaways and ask for contributions.

Suspicious woman checking laptop content in the night

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Computer hacker stealing information with laptop

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