CryptoEra-BestTimeForCyberCriminal

Thanks digninja. First time I got into this kind of thing, and the first time I joined the Hak5 Forum. I must said all these are really eye-opening for me. Thanks for your comment on my post. Cyberspace really is an interesting space~

Hm...true enough, I just clicked on your HTTP link without noticing it. Guess I really need to be more careful and discipline with my internet browsing hygiene.

Hi digninja, Hm....so I guess the fact that the username of the uploader contains the word 'Crypto' is just a coincidence? Also, what you mean is, this is an attack, but not likely the attack that involve mining, but just a trick to 'boost' the like and view of a video right? I guess there's only one question left, and the most important one: How did I even fall victim for this? It is not even a browser plugin kind of thing. And I believe I have practice good browsing hygiene (no same password on different site, don't click any link in email or pop-up window, always check that a website is HTTPS before continue etc.) I am wondering if you have any good article or good read about this kind of attack? I would really be interested to learn more.

I've always been a subscriber and fans of Hak5 Youtube Channel. This is the first time I've ever created a post here (I will just sign up minutes ago). Lately I noticed that in the history of my watched video, there would sometimes be some video that I didn't watch, at first I though it was maybe some algorithm problem of youtube because I noticed most of these 'unwatched' video in the history are normally the video that appear in the suggestion list after the video that I 'truly watched' end. But then I realized this have been going on for quite a while, that's when I decided that this is really suspicious (not to mentioned that it wouldn't take very long for the Almighty Google to resolve something I suppose) I guessed I have been hacked, in some way or another. Then actually the first place I went to, is google search 'how to open a support ticket or email Google/Youtube' but it is dead-end. So either I am bad at googling or google really is busy and has no time for this. (Well, that's how I end up here. Don't get mad at me fellas ) Anyway, on a closer inspection, I guess I might have fall victim to a kind of crypto-mining bot/software because I think the name maybe give it away already? : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kI6jr3yGMUYlE1nMd_1zOsIApix6UQwK/view?usp=sharing As I scroll down to browse the list of history, I came across this names 'CryptoSheldon' a few times. Anyone ever heard of this? I always read cybersecurity article, blog and watch Hak5 Video, but honestly I never heard of this. Any hacker and cyber-security professional have any advice for I can do now? or perhaps anyone can tell me/have way to let Google knows about this? (If, it is ever within their power to help me). Really appreciate. People are just getting more and more creative to steal CPU for crypto-mining purpose and I totally understand. I mean, if I were them I would've also think of whatever way, no matter how trivial it seems, to get CPU from laptop all over the world. So I can totally see this trick coming, but LOL, god I didn't expect I would fall victim for it.