YouTube warns the creators of ai-generated video of his CEO

YouTube warned the creators of an AI-generated video of the company CEO, which is used in phishing fraud.

In an official post on Tuesday, YouTube published a warning about an AI-generated video of his CEO Neal Mohan, in which fake changes in the platform's distribution policy were announced as part of a phishing fraud.

The Deepfake video was divided privately with users. It claims that YouTube makes changes to the Monetarization Directive The verge.

A screenshot of Mohan's AI-generated video was made by a Reddit user (see below). Creators are apparently an e -mail from “sent”[email protected]”With an associated video of a tieffack version of Mohan about the changes in monetarization policy.

“This email goes around. You will be hacked when downloading the file you instruct to download the YouTube video description, ”says the Reddit user.

In a post, YouTube also warned the creators of the video of a-generated Mohan. The company asked users not to fall in love with Phishing fraud and avoid clicking on links that are sent via non -trusted files. YouTube says it will never try to contact users or share information about a private video.

“We are aware that Phisher shared private videos to send false videos, including an AI-generated video of the CEO of YouTube, Neal Mohan, announcing the changes in monetization,” Rob from Team YouTube writes in the post office.

“YouTube and his employees will never try to contact you or to exchange information about a private video. If a video is shared with you privately to come from YouTube, the video is a phishing fraud. ”

In the post office, YouTube says that the phishing fraud could lead to the login information and the malware of a creator installed on your device.

“Many phisher actively aim at the creators by trying to find ways to spend YouTube by using over -reaching functions to link to malicious content,” writes Rob.

“Please always note and make sure that you do not open trustworthy links or files!”

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