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YouTube Accounts Hijacked by Cookie Theft Malware

Hacker Combat

Improvements made by Google to protect their users from future attacks include heuristic rules that detect and then block social engineering & phishing emails, live streams for crypto-scams and theft of cookies. Account users have also been requested to take all Safe Browsing alerts seriously.

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Account Takeover: What is it and How to Prevent It?

Identity IQ

One of the primary reasons behind this massive rise in account takeover is the relative ease with which it can be done. With more than 15 billion login credentials available on the dark web because of data breaches, millions of online accounts remain at risk of unauthorized access. How Account Takeover Affects Consumers.