Sophos flags on YouTube Channel scam
Sophos has alarmed that Sesame Street's YouTube channel, a popular page containing videos of the muppets including Kermit the frog, and Big Bird was hacked on Sunday and the child friendly content was replaced with something far less savoury: hard core porn movies. The offensive content was available for approximately 20 minutes, before the channel was suspended for 'repeated or severe violations of our Community Guidelines. Aside from uploading pornographic videos, the hackers also changed the Sesame Street channel profile on YouTube.
Graham Cluley, Sr. Technology Consultant, Sophos said, "The truth of the matter is that the channel is regularly visited by young children, and parents trust that the page will be safe for them to view. Attacks like this prove that websites, with particularly vulnerable audiences, need to be monitored regularly and protected with the highest possible security controls. In addition, parents need to be extra vigilant about keeping an eye on the websites their children are visiting - and remember that even the seemingly most innocent websites can be compromised."
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