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Links:

YT:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/massive-campaign-uses-youtube-to-push-password-stealing-malware/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-youtubers-accounts-hijacked-with-cookie-stealing-malware/

https://thehackernews.com/2021/10/hackers-stealing-browser-cookies-to.html

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/10/how-hackers-hijacked-thousands-of-high-profile-youtube-accounts/ 

https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-disrupts-massive-phishing-and-malware-campaign/ 

https://threatpost.com/google-youtube-channel-hijackers-cryptocurrency-scams/175617/ 

Sim swapper:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgmep7/sim-swapper-doxes-and-swats-his-accomplice

https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/defendant-who-stole-more-16000-cryptocurrency-and-orchestrated-swat-attack-his-accomplice 

REvil:

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/revil-ransomware-shuts-down-again-after-tor-sites-were-hijacked/

https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/notorious-ransomware-group-knocked-offline-according-to-report/

https://thehackernews.com/2021/10/feds-reportedly-hacked-revil-ransomware.html

https://www.zdnet.com/article/multiple-governments-involved-in-coordinated-takedown-of-revil-ransomware-group-reuters/

https://threatpost.com/revil-servers-offline-governments/175675/ 

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