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# BEWARE: Hackers are targeting Spotify, YouTube
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/beware-hackers-are-targeting-spotify-youtube/
- Published: 2021-06-07T15:48:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-06-07T13:50:41.000Z
- Description: Hackers are promoting sites pretending to represent Spotify, YouTube Premium, and other major digital players. One fake ad offers a non-existent bundle of 90 days free to both Spotify and. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2021/06/beware-hackers-are-targeting-spotify-youtube.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Tech, Streaming, hackers, Spotify, Spotify. hacked, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:48

Hackers are promoting sites pretending to represent Spotify, YouTube Premium, and other major digital players.

One fake ad offers a non-existent bundle of 90 days free to both Spotify and YouTube Premium together.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/3a/95/3a957c06-c825-4057-9939-0a274cc16d23/content/images/www-bleepstatic-com/images/news/malware/f/ficker/malvertising/fake-spotify-page.jpg)

The hacker’s goal is to steal credit cards and passwords saved in the user’s web browser.

The attack using a technique dubbed Fliker was first discovered by cybersecurity firm ESET who [issued a warning](http://twitter.com/esetresearch/status/1384011502097616900?s=12&ref=hypebot.com) on Twitter,

“Ficker is an information-stealing Trojan released on Russian-speaking hacker forums in January when the developer began renting out the malware to other threat actors,” according to [Bleeping Computer.](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-microsoft-store-spotify-sites-spread-info-stealing-malware/?ref=hypebot.com)

**This is not a new problem for Spotify** which in the past has [paid hackers](https://www.hypebot.com/spotify-has-paid-hackers-120000/) to look for vulnerabilities in its systems.