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Google quashed 1.6 mn cookie-theft phishing attacks targeting YouTubers
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Google quashed 1.6 mn cookie-theft phishing attacks targeting YouTubers
- Google’s Threat Intelligence Group said that it has blocked about 1.6 million phishing emails since early 2019.
- The major malware in question are Cookie theft Malware, which Google said it has been mitigating since late 2019.
- After initially winning the confidence of the victim, a malware landing page disguised as a download URL or PDF on Google was sent to the victim.
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Data scrapers exposed 2.6 mn records of TikTok, Instagram influencers
- Security researchers at Safety Detectives have stumbled upon an unsecured server that contains scraped data on millions of Instagram and TikTok users.
- The total size of the leaked data was 3.6 GB and included over 2.6 million records of social media users including high profile food bloggers, celebrities, and social media influencers such as Alicia Keys, Ariana Grande, Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, and Loren Gray.
- In August 2020, researchers at Comparitech discovered an unsecured database which exposed data of 235 million Instagram, TikTok and YouTube user profiles.
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