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YouTube announced yesterday that third-party applications that block ads while watching YouTube videos violates its Terms of Service, and it will soon start taking action against the apps. Google exposes numerous APIs allowing developers to integrate YouTube into their applications, showing videos or retrieving data about videos hosted on the platform.
YouTube is no longer showing recommended videos to users logged out of a Google account or using Incognito mode, making people concerned they are being bullied into always being signed into the service. This change, which is now rolling out, shows a simple YouTube homepage without any videos or tips on what to watch.
Adblock and Adblock Plus users report performance issues on YouTube, initially blamed on Google but later determined to be an issue in the popular ad-blocking extension. BleepingComputer confirmed the issues after installing the Adblock Chrome extension, which caused YouTube to become very slow, making the site hard to navigate and for videos to load very slowly.
Threat actors are resorting to YouTube videos featuring content related to cracked software in order to entice users into downloading an information stealer malware called Lumma. “These YouTube...
Shadow Play advanced six distinct narratives, with two dominant themes: that China is "Winning" a technology war with the US; and the competition for rare earth minerals. Other narratives include that "The US is headed for collapse and its alliance partnerships are fracturing; that China and Russia are responsible, capable players in geopolitics; that the US dollar and the US economy are weak; and that China is highly capable and trusted to deliver massive infrastructure projects," outlined ASPI. Infosys loses fourth senior exec.
You can soon right-click on any YouTube video in Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome and save the frame in the original resolution and PNG format. Following the introduction of an option to "Copy video frame" on YouTube, Google has now implemented an additional feature allowing you to "Save" video frames directly.
The suspected Pakistan-linked threat actor known as Transparent Tribe is using malicious Android apps mimicking YouTube to distribute the CapraRAT mobile remote access trojan, demonstrating the continued evolution of the activity. Transparent Tribe, also known as APT36, is known to target Indian entities for intelligence-gathering purposes, relying on an arsenal of tools capable of infiltrating Windows, Linux, and Android systems.
The APT36 hacking group, aka 'Transparent Tribe,' has been observed using at least three Android apps that mimic YouTube to infect devices with their signature remote access trojan, 'CapraRAT.'. APT36 is a Pakistan-aligned threat actor known for using malicious or laced Android apps to attack Indian defense and government entities, those dealing with Kashmir region affairs, and human rights activists in Pakistan.
One of the two men who admitted stealing more than $23 million in royalty payments for songs played on YouTube has been sentenced to nearly six years behind bars for his role in what prosecutors called "One of the largest music-royalty frauds ever." Teran pleaded guilty to conspiracy, wire fraud, and money laundering in January, following a November 2021 indictment in which a federal grand jury charged him and Batista with 30 felony counts.
YouTube is currently running what it describes as a "Small experiment globally," warning users to toggle off their ad blockers and avoid being limited to only three video views. As first spotted by a Reddit user on Wednesday, YouTube now displays a pop-up that notifies ad blocker users targeted by this test that "Video player will be blocked after 3 videos."