Cyber criminals are using Youtube to install-Crypto jacking software

[Saisher]

If you are fond of watching Youtube and clicking links on it this is something you should be aware of

Slovakian software security firm Eset has uncovered that cyber criminals behind the Stantinko botnet have been distributing a Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency mining module via Youtube.

More of this story here:
https://cointelegraph.com/news/cyber-criminals-are-using-youtube-to-install-cryptojacking-malware

[GreatArkansas]

This is really alarming nowadays, first they started those kind of airdrops or donation like if send x amount of ethereum  you eill get x amount of ethereum.

And now this, for sure Youtube will start enforcing this kind of crimes.
Main target of this crime are those not so techy and newbies in cryptocurrency.
P.S. if anyone can will see like this or suspecious, just press the report button so it will take down immediately.

[ecnalubma]

Cyber criminals are always finding new ways to make easy money. Good thing that it is discovered but how long thus this kind of crypto jacking been around. Since monero became popular this is the new favourite of cybercriminals nowadays.

[NathanJB]

If you are fond of watching Youtube and clicking links on it this is something you should be aware of

Slovakian software security firm Eset has uncovered that cyber criminals behind the Stantinko botnet have been distributing a Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency mining module via Youtube.

More of this story here:
https://cointelegraph.com/news/cyber-criminals-are-using-youtube-to-install-cryptojacking-malware

It is always best not to click on whatever link you can find in any site, even if that site is as popular as youtube or any other social media sites such as facebook, twitter, instagram, etc. It is not even good to open random mails and click on the links provided there. If you can see or receive mails or links through PMs in whatever site coming from a random account or user, better delete it immediately. Better safe than sorry.

[Febo]

Cyber criminals are using Youtube to install-Crypto jacking software

You definitely need an antivirus program. If you dont have one you will sooner or latter get some program to empty your wallets.

[leowonderful]

Not a big fan of the title since it seems to suggest that the virus spreads through YouTube as a potential vector while it only uses YouTube video descriptions to communicate with mining proxy servers to receive mining jobs, but it's pretty surprising nevertheless that the developers of this virus are choosing to use YouTube as a potential way of avoiding detection via using YouTube descriptions to hide the true IPs of the proxies. Seems like through the actual source site from which this article cites the YouTube videos that have been identified as providing the proxy IPs to the miners have been taken down, but it's both likely and possible that there's new videos up now that do the same thing that haven't been detected yet.

It's true that the virus utilizes YouTube for its crypto mining portion, but from another link from the original article (click for link) detailing the virus, it seems like it first arrives onto computers mostly through torrented downloads for pirated software.

[tsaroz]

If you are fond of watching Youtube and clicking links on it this is something you should be aware of

Slovakian software security firm Eset has uncovered that cyber criminals behind the Stantinko botnet have been distributing a Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency mining module via Youtube.

More of this story here:
https://cointelegraph.com/news/cyber-criminals-are-using-youtube-to-install-cryptojacking-malware

Youtube is not a place to download softwares. 90% of those available in youtube description and comments are loaded with malwares and adwares. You can visit Youtube to watch a tutorial but you should visit the official websites to download the legit copy of the software. People even fall for obviously malware content like bitcoin generators and bitcoin collecting bots.

[ajiz138]

This is the same as the case of a film streaming website that many people watch today. This virus mining module will utilize your CPU speed and processing resources to mine monero Kopin. Computers will feel heavy because they are forced to run mining programs. An infected device will continue to mine which the owner of the device will not see. each connected to the internet virus miner module will start the mining process.

[cryp24x]

I've heard about this malware before and I am pretty sure that it can really deceive people that are not aware that their computer was being infected. I think this is already widely spread because there are still people who are not aware of it. We should help others to spread awareness and help people get rid of it.

[VanDeinsberg12]

If you are fond of watching Youtube and clicking links on it this is something you should be aware of

Slovakian software security firm Eset has uncovered that cyber criminals behind the Stantinko botnet have been distributing a Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency mining module via Youtube.

More of this story here:
https://cointelegraph.com/news/cyber-criminals-are-using-youtube-to-install-cryptojacking-malware

Putting the link in the description box and that is an old strategy how the scammer was spreading the malware. As you can see we can't even trust any links that has already mentioned in the description box. But the creator will always say to support the creator and it will better to hit the link in the description and i hope people will aware if this is another way to spread the malware. I never click any link from strange in my life. Oh god, why so many fucking scammer and hackers these days.
But this is an old strategy.

[bgaf]

Probably one way to pulled off another deadly trick again to the public. YouTube is very famous ground for cypto reviews and community. Even campaign YouTube is a top spot earning category for participants. For newbies be careful, this kind of trick is not a joke. Malwares are now improving and we better avoid this kind of virus which can penetrate our wallets.

[AirdropNotifyer]

If you are fond of watching Youtube and clicking links on it this is something you should be aware of

Slovakian software security firm Eset has uncovered that cyber criminals behind the Stantinko botnet have been distributing a Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency mining module via Youtube.

More of this story here:
https://cointelegraph.com/news/cyber-criminals-are-using-youtube-to-install-cryptojacking-malware

As i have a experience about Cyber security i can surely say it only be done using exploits.

There are so many attacker they always looking for such things (exploits) Even they pay thousands of dollars for it

Methods to prevent:

#1 always update your installed apps/Softwares,

#2 do not click on ads,

#3 do not install apps/ Softwares from unknown sources

#4 do not open any PDF file received from unknown person

Note: Mostly this can be done through Jscript To install malwares

[Pamadar]

This is really alarming nowadays, first they started those kind of airdrops or donation like if send x amount of ethereum  you eill get x amount of ethereum.

And now this, for sure Youtube will start enforcing this kind of crimes.
Main target of this crime are those not so techy and newbies in cryptocurrency.
P.S. if anyone can will see like this or suspecious, just press the report button so it will take down immediately.

Any help should be enforce in order to provide awareness and lessen those newbies to be victimized of such actions. There's no safe place now to anyone, it's your obligations to protect yourself from possible hacks by ensuring that you are well protected and the first rule, never to click any links without knowing what is behind the site that you will going to visit. Reporting do a very big help to allow the site to trace those illegal activities.

[TastyChillySauce00]

This is already happening for so many years. even Youtube having so much link to malware in many videos disguising as hacking tool or even cheating tool for certain games. I thought that people could figure it out that such a thing is phishy but I guess i'm wrong considering that the infected device from this Crypto jacking software alone is already 500,000 devices. What makes me afraid the most is chrome extension that could possibly contain virus and could log my activities unbeknown by myself than these link to install random software which kinda obvious.

[Ucy]

If you are fond of watching Youtube and clicking links on it this is something you should be aware of

Slovakian software security firm Eset has uncovered that cyber criminals behind the Stantinko botnet have been distributing a Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency mining module via Youtube.

More of this story here:
https://cointelegraph.com/news/cyber-criminals-are-using-youtube-to-install-cryptojacking-malware

Interesting..


But:

Eset informed YouTube, which reportedly responded by removing all the channels that contained traces of Stantinko’s code.

I guess the best thing youtube should have done is to suspend all the channels until proper investigation is carried out. What if some of the channels are innocent?
If a wealthy and psychopathic hacker wants millions of channels removed, all he/she needs to do is to pay millions of youtubers to promote the infected links. In the end, millions of channels will be removed... and the bait taken by both the youtubers and youtube.

[Furryball]

Is this also applying for smartphones with android or for iPhones? And yes is really hard to avoid this kind of software, but maybe with a good antivirus this can be avoided, at least i hope it.

I doubt it, i think only windows will be affected, if you don't click on phishing links through websites or mail on phone you will be safer using your phone more than using windows pc

[dadon]

Particl team invented "Cold staking" for a reason. If you hold a POS coin and it does not have Cold staking abilities please use a designated computer just for staking, all other  pow coins like BTC etc should be held also in "Cold storage" aka offline/paper wallets etc.

Use your head and take precautions necessary to protect yourself, these criminals will only pray on you IF you make it "Easy".

[Aabcde]

Thanks for the info. We must be more careful and strengthen the antivirus and defense of our laptop or PC.
There are so many ways for them to steal money, data or anything that is valuable to us. I once lost some crypto because of a chrome extension which turned out to cover the destination address with the address of the owner of the extension. As a result my money disappeared and went into his wallet. And this has happened twice before I realized that the extension was the culprit.

[sureshnsnet]

The cyber criminal finding a new trikes to stolen our crypto currencies using youtube to install jacking software it is really scarey because i will watching video's in youbute more then 2 hours in a days sometime i will check advertising links in youtube, after readings this i am sure i never going to check any advertisements links in youtube without knowing well.

[javainn]

to watch out for, fraudsters are increasingly sophisticated now. they use youtube, where youtube is now one of the most desirable people including crypto owners. so I think we should try to be careful and also act immediately if there is anything suspicious