Fake YouTube copyright notices can steal your Google login
Don’t have an account? Sign up > Try our antivirus with a free, full-featured 14-day trial Protect your team’s devices and data – no IT skills needed Explore award-winning endpoint security for your business A convincing phishing campaign is going after YouTube creators, and if it works, attackers don’t just steal your Google login. They can take over your entire Google account, including Gmail, your files, and payments, then hijack your YouTube channel and use your audience to run scams. The lure is a fake copyright strike notification that’s so convincing even security-aware users could fall for it. The attack site pulls in your real channel data, such as your profile picture, subscriber count, and latest video, to build a personalized scare page. It funnels you toward a sign-in page designed to steal your Google account. The operation runs like a franchise: multiple attackers share th
Source: https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intel/2026/04/fake-youtube-copyright-notices-can-steal-your-google-login
