Experts are cautioning individuals to be wary of AI-generated YouTube content, as a recent uptick with the videos spreading malicious content has been noticed. With the advancements in artificial intelligence technology, it’s becoming increasingly easier to produce highly realistic videos that appear to be created by genuine individuals. However, these deep fakes could be employed for malicious purposes, such as spreading malware, propaganda, or impersonating actual people to deceive viewers. Some cases have seen legitimate YouTube pages hacked and used to spread these very real-looking, but ultimately fake videos around to various audiences. Some of the more well-known malware strains that are being spread include Raccoon, RedLine, and Vidar. To make this threat harder to detect, threat actors are using SEO poisoning to make these videos appear first on YouTube and are adding fake comments and likes to the videos to make them seem more legitimate.