As of October 2023, researchers at Bitdefender Labs have been actively keeping
tabs
[https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/labs/a-deep-dive-into-stream-jacking-attacks-on-youtube-and-why-theyre-so-popular/]
on steam-jacking attacks against high-profile YouTube accounts used to conduct a
myriad of crypto doubling scams.

Fast forward to 2024; our investigation into the fraudulent takeovers and usage
of YouTube accounts has rendered new findings, as financially motivated threat
actors meticulously evo