An email arrived that looked like a routine billing alert for YouTube TV Premium. Near the top, it displayed "BILLING FAILED" in capital letters. Below that, the message claimed the payment was ...

YouTube terminated over 7 million channels in the third quarter of 2025, attributing the sharp increase to financial scams originating from Southeast Asia. YouTube removed 7,456,811 channels between ...

The YouTube Ghost Network promoted thousands of scam videos. Videos offer game hacks or pirated software; they distribute malware. A web of fake accounts makes the scam videos look genuine. A ...

Credit: Photo Illustration by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images Nearly a year after his YouTube channel was hacked by crypto scammers, Steve still thinks about ...

Aged YouTube accounts with a history of posting crypto news and investing tips have been taken over by bad actors to advertise a scam trading bot that steals crypto. Cybersecurity firm SentinelLABS ...

With billions of users, YouTube has become a tempting target for cybercriminals. They post malicious links in video descriptions and comments. Some send phishing emails to creators, posing as sponsors ...

Ripple warns that bad actors are stealing YouTube accounts and using them to impersonate the firm to shill their scams, including fake “XRP giveaways.” Fraudsters and scammers are taking advantage of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The YouTube Ghost Network promoted thousands of scam videos. Videos offer game hacks or pirated software; they distribute malware.