Cybersecurity

Pro-China influence operation gained YouTube following, researchers find

A new influence campaign that has gained substantial traction is pushing pro-China and anti-United States narratives on YouTube, researchers have found. According to a report released this week by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), the videos garnered substantial views and subscribers — a rarity in the world of social media influence operations. Named Shadow […]

Cybersecurity

Personal information impacted in breach of computer network, Butler County says

Butler Couty is notifying the public of a data security incident where someone gained access to personally identifiable information. The county said federal authorities alerted them to suspicious activity on its computer network at the start of October. By the end of October, it determined there was unauthorized access to personally identifiable information related primarily […]

Cybersecurity

A Deep Dive into Stream-Jacking Attacks on YouTube and Why They’re So Popular

Stream-jacking attacks have gained significant traction on large streaming services in recent months, with cybercriminals targeting high-profile accounts (with a large follower count) to send their fraudulent ‘messages’ across to the masses. Starting from the fact that various takeovers in the past resulted in channels morphing into impersonations of known public figures (e.g. Elon Musk, […]