YouTube is warning the creators about a new fishing scandal that tries to attract victims using its CEO Neil Mohan’s AI-generated video. Fake video has been shared privately with users and claims that YouTube is changing its monetization policy in an attempt to steal their credentials, According to an advertisement on Tuesday.
“YouTube and its employees will never try to contact you or share information via a private video,” says YouTube. “If a video is shared privately with you claiming to be from YouTube, the video is a fishing scandal.”
In recent weeks, there Reports have been given Floating around the reddit About the same scandals described by YouTube. One user said they received The account called “Notification for YouTube creators” shared a private video with them and instructed them to download the malicious file. Other registered He received a private video from the “Channel for Creators” in which he asked him to agree to a new monetization policy on the fake Documentsing site. In both cases, the email comes from No- Reply@youtube.com.
YouTube adds, “Many Fishers actively target the creators by trying to find ways to sust the ershop of YouTube by exploiting in-platform features to link malicious content.” This type of scandal is not completely new, as A reddit user In 2023 I saw a deepfack video surrounding Mohan. If you receive one of these fake videos, you can Report it on YouTube’s website.
