The NCC-CSIRT in a statement signed by its director of public affairs, Reuben Muoka warned that users that open up such sites risk becoming victims of cybercriminal gangs that make use of AI-generated YouTube videos to distribute malware to the unsuspecting site visitors.
According to the advisory by the NCC-CSIRT, victims that fall victim to malware attacks may experience critical damage to their personal files data theft, financial loss, identity theft, system damage, and reputation damage.
On how the attack works, when the unsuspecting victims gain access to the websites that have been infiltrated by these hackers, they will be tricked into watching some AI-generated tutorial videos and from there, a dubious link will be shared and the visitor will be tricked into clicking.