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YouTube phishing: sites, fake domains & scam patterns

Name: YouTube phishing hostnames and lookalike domains
Creator: PhishPin
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PhishPin's phishing-feed index currently lists 136 hostnames that reference YouTube, across 212 reported URLs from 2 of 5 threat feeds we track. YouTube ranks #71 of 579 brands we track by reported hosts. In the last 15 days, 28 newly registered domains contained or closely resembled the name.

Social & messaging · rank #71 of 579 by reported hosts

136hosts in phishing feeds+0 vs last week

212reported URLsacross all matching hosts

2 of 5feeds list this brand0% of hosts seen in 2+ feeds

28new lookalike domainsregistered in the last 15 days · -13 wk

Key findings for YouTube

Impersonation pressure is High (58/100): YouTube has more reported hosts than 87% of the 579 brands we track.
That is 0.2× the average for social & messaging (713 hosts per brand).
98 hosts (72%) hide the YouTube name in a subdomain of an unrelated site, the trick that makes a link look official at a glance.
The most common ending is .org (28 hosts, 21%).
28 lookalike domains were registered in the last 15 days, 2 of them in the three most recent days of data.
3 of the new domains are typo or look-alike-character copies, which are the hardest for people to spot.

How attackers fake YouTube

These breakdowns cover all 136 matching hostnames, not only the rows listed below.

Top endings (TLDs)

.org28 21%

.tk23 17%

.com20 15%

.cf17 13%

.ml9 7%

.ke9 7%

.ga7 5%

.gq4 3%

Hostname tricks

Name in a subdomain of another site98 72%

Name inside the domain itself38 28%

Name + a bait word0 0%

Listed by 2+ feeds0 0%

Hosts reported in phishing feeds

The most widely reported hostnames that reference YouTube, ranked by how many feeds list them and then by reported URLs. Search, filter and export all 100 rows.

#	Hostname (defanged)	Pattern	Feeds	URLs
1	www[.]youtube[.]hakikatilbey[.]com[.]tr	subdomain trick	1 feed	7
2	appsfb[.]youtubefullvideos[.]com	name in domain	1 feed	5
3	facebook2[.]youtubefullvideos[.]com	name in domain	1 feed	5
4	youtube[.]5rh[.]one	subdomain trick	1 feed	5
5	ny[.]unblockyoutube[.]co	name in domain	1 feed	4
6	fbapps[.]youtubefullvideos[.]com	name in domain	1 feed	3
7	group-youtuber[.]freefire-hdv[.]tk	subdomain trick	1 feed	3
8	mail[.]grupmabaryoutuberfreefire[.]join-whatsapp-groupz[.]tk	subdomain trick	1 feed	3
9	mail[.]whatsapp-youtuber[.]mabar-grup99[.]ml	subdomain trick	1 feed	3
10	mail[.]youtube[.]live1-me[.]tk	subdomain trick	1 feed	3
11	whatsapp-youtuber[.]qdmb[.]cf	subdomain trick	1 feed	3
12	www[.]grupmabaryoutuberfreefire[.]join-whatsapp-groupz[.]tk	subdomain trick	1 feed	3
13	www[.]join-whatsappyoutuber[.]se[.]ke	subdomain trick	1 feed	3
14	www[.]whatsapp-youtuber[.]qdmb[.]cf	subdomain trick	1 feed	3
15	www[.]youtuberffmbr[.]joingrup-neww01[.]cf	subdomain trick	1 feed	3
16	youtube[.]t5z[.]one	subdomain trick	1 feed	3
17	youtuber[.]join-grup851[.]tk	subdomain trick	1 feed	3
18	youtuberffmbr[.]joingrup-neww01[.]cf	subdomain trick	1 feed	3
19	fr[.]mobileyoutubeproxy[.]com	name in domain	1 feed	2
20	fr[.]unblockyoutube[.]co	name in domain	1 feed	2
21	groupyoutuber[.]2f1[.]se[.]ke	subdomain trick	1 feed	2
22	grubmabaryoutuber[.]duckdns[.]org	subdomain trick	1 feed	2
23	grubyoutuber[.]freefire011-bgid[.]cf	subdomain trick	1 feed	2
24	grup-youtubee[.]000webhostapp[.]com	subdomain trick	1 feed	2
25	grup-youtuber[.]neww-97[.]gq	subdomain trick	1 feed	2
26	highonyoutube[.]com	name in domain	1 feed	2
27	join-grup-youtuber887[.]gq	name in domain	1 feed	2
28	join-whatsappyoutuber[.]se[.]ke	subdomain trick	1 feed	2
29	joingrubyoutuber[.]wangsappme21[.]ml	subdomain trick	1 feed	2
30	mabar-dengan-youtuber-ff[.]online	name in domain	1 feed	2
31	mail[.]chatgrubwhatsapp-youtuber[.]duckdns[.]org	subdomain trick	1 feed	2
32	notnot-16[.]youtuber-vipgrub-join[.]tk	name in domain	1 feed	2
33	wa-youtuber-grup[.]duckdns[.]org	subdomain trick	1 feed	2
34	www[.]eventmabaryoutuberfreefire[.]rkpvg[.]cf	subdomain trick	1 feed	2
35	www[.]group-youtuber[.]freefire-hdv[.]tk	subdomain trick	1 feed	2
36	www[.]groupmabaryoutuberrffneww[.]eventcobraa21[.]ml	subdomain trick	1 feed	2
37	www[.]grubyoutuber[.]freefire011-bgid[.]cf	subdomain trick	1 feed	2
38	www[.]grup-youtuber[.]neww-97[.]gq	subdomain trick	1 feed	2
39	www[.]httpsyoutuber[.]joinchatnw[.]ml	subdomain trick	1 feed	2
40	www[.]joingrubyoutuber[.]wangsappme21[.]ml	subdomain trick	1 feed	2
41	www[.]masukgroupyoutubersindo2021[.]event-freefire-xyz-co-id[.]tk	subdomain trick	1 feed	2
42	www[.]whatsapp-youtuber[.]wtspinvited[.]cf	subdomain trick	1 feed	2
43	www[.]youtubergrub[.]freefire011-bgid[.]cf	subdomain trick	1 feed	2
44	youtubedownload[.]ml	name in domain	1 feed	2
45	youtubergrub[.]freefire011-bgid[.]cf	subdomain trick	1 feed	2
46	youtubergrup-epepgarena[.]tk	name in domain	1 feed	2
47	youtubersmabargrupsc[.]rkpvg[.]tk	subdomain trick	1 feed	2
48	buruanjoin6[.]whatsapp-youtubers[.]com	name in domain	1 feed	1
49	cancelarsucomprayoutube49cop[.]weebly[.]com	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
50	eventmabaryoutuberfreefire[.]rkpvg[.]cf	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
51	evosnotnot[.]indo-youtube62[.]ga	name in domain	1 feed	1
52	fr[.]youtubefreeproxy[.]com	name in domain	1 feed	1
53	gabunggrupmabar-youtuberff07[.]ml	name in domain	1 feed	1
54	give-away-youtuber-freefire2021[.]duckdns[.]org	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
55	group-mabar-youtuberff[.]duckdns[.]org	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
56	group-youtuber-ff-real[.]se[.]ke	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
57	group-youtuber-gaming[.]duckdns[.]org	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
58	groupmabaryoutuberrffneww[.]eventcobraa21[.]ml	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
59	groupwayoutuberfreefire-indonesia[.]se[.]ke	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
60	grp-chtyoutubers1[.]duckdns[.]org	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
61	grup-wa-youtuber1[.]tk	name in domain	1 feed	1
62	grup-wattsap-youtuber-freefire2022[.]duckdns[.]org	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
63	grup-youtuberr[.]lord-freefire[.]ga	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
64	grupterbaru[.]grup-youtuber[.]tk	name in domain	1 feed	1
65	grupwayoutuber34[.]se[.]ke	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
66	grupwhatsap-youtuber89[.]cf	name in domain	1 feed	1
67	grupwhatsapyoutuber[.]ga	name in domain	1 feed	1
68	grupyoutuber[.]garenafreefireeventz[.]cf	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
69	hackeryoutube[.]zzz[.]com[.]ua	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
70	httpsyoutuber[.]joinchatnw[.]ml	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
71	join[.]group-youtubers734[.]cf	name in domain	1 feed	1
72	join[.]wa-youtuberr[.]ga	name in domain	1 feed	1
73	linkgrup-youtuberff[.]gq	name in domain	1 feed	1
74	liveonyoutubeweek[.]onmypc[.]net	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
75	mabaryoutube[.]dyvkm[.]tk	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
76	mail[.]buruanjoingroupyoutubers[.]event-freefire-xyz-co-id[.]tk	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
77	mail[.]group-youtuber-ff-real[.]se[.]ke	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
78	mail[.]grupyoutuberffndonesia[.]duckdns[.]org	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
79	mail[.]masukgroupyoutubersindo2021[.]event-freefire-xyz-co-id[.]tk	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
80	mail[.]youtubevideo[.]club	name in domain	1 feed	1
81	masukgroupyoutubersindo2021[.]event-freefire-xyz-co-id[.]tk	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
82	newyoutube2017[.]webcindario[.]com	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
83	phx[.]youtubefreeproxy[.]com	name in domain	1 feed	1
84	session-0wa[.]com[.]youtubebylink[.]com	name in domain	1 feed	1
85	tayoutube[.]com	name in domain	1 feed	1
86	videosyoutubees[.]es[.]tl	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
87	visitasyoutube[.]com	name in domain	1 feed	1
88	wa-youtuberr[.]tk	name in domain	1 feed	1
89	www[.]all-youtubersff[.]joingrub-aprilnew[.]cf	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
90	www[.]bagi-bagigrubwayoutuber21[.]duckdns[.]org	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
91	www[.]buruanjoingroupyoutubers[.]event-freefire-xyz-co-id[.]tk	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
92	www[.]chat-wayoutubers[.]otzo[.]com	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
93	www[.]chatgrubwhatsapp-youtuber[.]duckdns[.]org	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
94	www[.]gabung[.]wagrupyoutuber[.]duckdns[.]org	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
95	www[.]group-youtuber-ff-real[.]se[.]ke	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
96	www[.]group-youtuberfreefiree2021[.]duckdns[.]org	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
97	www[.]groupmabaryoutuberfreefireterbaru[.]groupmabar21[.]tk	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
98	www[.]groupyoutuber2021[.]duckdns[.]org	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
99	www[.]grub-para-youtuber-freefire2[.]duckdns[.]org	subdomain trick	1 feed	1
100	www[.]grub-youtuber-gaming21[.]duckdns[.]org	subdomain trick	1 feed	1

Showing the top 100 of 136 matching hosts. Need the full list, daily alerts or takedowns for your own brand?Get the full feed

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New lookalike domains registered recently

Domains registered in the last 15 days that contain YouTube's name, sit one character away from it or use look-alike characters. Attackers often register these days before sending the first email.

Registrations per day

17 Oct 2026peak 6 in a day31 Oct 2026

Top endings of new lookalikes

.com13 46%

.co3 11%

.xyz3 11%

.info1 4%

.baby1 4%

.biz1 4%

#	Domain (defanged)	Why it matched	Registered
1	youfube[.]app	1 character off	22 Oct 2026 · 10 days ago
2	youtubee[.]hl[.]cn	1 character off	22 Oct 2026 · 10 days ago
3	youtubee[.]xyz	1 character off	17 Oct 2026 · 15 days ago
4	youtubebuddy[.]com	contains brand name	30 Oct 2026 · 2 days ago
5	youtuberuniversity[.]com	contains brand name	30 Oct 2026 · 2 days ago
6	youtubekasegu[.]info	contains brand name	28 Oct 2026 · 4 days ago
7	techyoutube[.]com	contains brand name	26 Oct 2026 · 6 days ago
8	youtubeawards[.]co	contains brand name	26 Oct 2026 · 6 days ago
9	youtubevpn[.]biz	contains brand name	24 Oct 2026 · 8 days ago
10	youtuberadar[.]com	contains brand name	24 Oct 2026 · 8 days ago
11	youtuberiben2[.]baby	contains brand name	24 Oct 2026 · 8 days ago
12	spark-youtube[.]xyz	contains brand name	23 Oct 2026 · 9 days ago
13	youtubedubbing[.]com	contains brand name	23 Oct 2026 · 9 days ago
14	youtuberworth[.]com	contains brand name	22 Oct 2026 · 10 days ago
15	youtubestudiostrike[.]help	contains brand name	22 Oct 2026 · 10 days ago
16	youtubeadvertisingcompany[.]com	contains brand name	22 Oct 2026 · 10 days ago
17	youtubeforceos[.]com	contains brand name	20 Oct 2026 · 12 days ago
18	youtube-ranking[.]com	contains brand name	20 Oct 2026 · 12 days ago
19	youtubefishbowl[.]com	contains brand name	20 Oct 2026 · 12 days ago
20	youtubeautomation[.]tech	contains brand name	20 Oct 2026 · 12 days ago
21	youtubepremfreepttaws[.]com	contains brand name	20 Oct 2026 · 12 days ago
22	youtubepremfreepttaws[.]xyz	contains brand name	20 Oct 2026 · 12 days ago
23	youtubepro[.]ir	contains brand name	19 Oct 2026 · 13 days ago
24	youtube4000[.]co	contains brand name	19 Oct 2026 · 13 days ago
25	youtube-intel[.]com	contains brand name	19 Oct 2026 · 13 days ago
26	youtubevancedapk[.]in	contains brand name	19 Oct 2026 · 13 days ago

Showing the 26 highest-priority of 28 lookalikes. Want every one of them monitored for your brand, with alerts?Talk to us

Newly registered is not the same as malicious. Many of these are unrelated businesses or hobby sites. They are listed because attackers use exactly this pattern. Domains sharing a brand name with a keyword such as login, secure or verify deserve the closest look.

How YouTube phishing works

Phishing against YouTube follows patterns common to social & messaging. Typical lures:

A "your account will be disabled" warning from a fake copyright or policy team.
A verification-badge offer or "you have been selected" message that leads to a cloned login.
A login-code request that tricks you into handing over the SMS or app code.
A message from a hacked friend with a link to "see this video of you".

Red flags

Official platforms do not threaten to delete your account within hours.
Links come through DMs or comments instead of the app's own notification centre.
You are asked for a login code, or to log in again from a link.

Real YouTube domains

If the address in your browser is not one of these (or a subdomain of them), it is not YouTube. The list is not exhaustive.

youtube.comyoutu.be

If you already clicked or entered details

Recover the account through the platform's own help page, revoke unknown sessions and connected apps, reset the password and switch on authenticator-app 2FA. Warn your contacts that messages from you may be fake.

Protecting a brand like YouTube from lookalike domains

If you run security, brand or fraud for a company that is copied this way, this is the order that works in practice:

Enforce DMARC. Move your policy to quarantine, then reject, so attackers cannot send mail that passes as your domain.
Watch new registrations. Lookalikes appear daily; the earlier you see one, the sooner you can act, ideally before the first email goes out.
Register the obvious typos and keyword variants you can afford to hold, and check which lookalikes are already registered by someone else.
Report fast. A live fake needs a request to the registrar and host, plus a report to browser safe-browsing lists and the public feeds shown above.
Tell your customers where you will and will not ask for logins, codes or payments.

Protect your brand from lookalike domains

YouTube is one of 579 brands in this index, but attackers copy any company whose customers log in or pay. PhishPin checks your domain for registered lookalikes, email-spoofing gaps and listings in these same phishing feeds, then helps you get the fakes taken down.

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Questions about YouTube phishing

How can I tell if a message from YouTube is phishing?

Check the sender and link domain first. Official platforms do not threaten to delete your account within hours. Links come through DMs or comments instead of the app's own notification centre. You are asked for a login code, or to log in again from a link. When in doubt, do not use the link: type youtube.com into your browser or open the official app.

How many YouTube phishing sites has PhishPin found?

As of 1 Nov 2026, 136 hostnames referencing YouTube appear in the phishing feeds PhishPin indexes (212 reported URLs). These are reported hostnames, not a count of sites that are online today; many are removed quickly and some matches are coincidental.

What do fake YouTube domains look like?

In our data, the most common ending for reported hosts is .org. 98 hosts put the brand name in a subdomain of an unrelated site. Always read the part of the address just before the first single slash: that is the real site. Real YouTube addresses end in youtube.com.

What should I do if I entered my details on a fake YouTube page?

How do I report a fake YouTube website or message?

Forward phishing emails to reportphishing@apwg.org, report scams at reportfraud.ftc.gov, and report the page to Google Safe Browsing. Also tell YouTube through the contact options on its official website (youtube.com).

Is it safe to visit the domains listed on this page?

No. They are shown defanged, with dots in brackets, so they cannot be clicked by accident. Do not type them into a browser. Listings are warnings from automated matching, and some are harmless coincidences.

How does PhishPin find lookalike domains of YouTube?

We read the daily list of newly registered domains (1,050,000 domains over the last 15 days) and flag those that contain the brand name, differ by one character or swap look-alike characters. A match is a warning sign, not proof of abuse.

How can a company protect its own brand from lookalike domains like these?

Publish an enforced DMARC policy so nobody can send mail as your domain, monitor newly registered domains that resemble your name, register the obvious typo domains, and file takedown requests with the registrar, host and browser safe-browsing lists when a fake goes live. PhishPin's free brand audit checks the first three for your domain.

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