# Phishing sites impersonating YouTube PhishDestroy has recorded 77 phishing domains impersonating YouTube since 2025-08-30, 5 of them in the last 30 days. The most used registrars are NICENIC and NameCheap; the most common TLDs are .com and .info. The official YouTube domain is youtube.com: any other site asking for your login or wallet is not YouTube. 77Domains, all time 5Last 30 days 43Online at last check 2Confirmed takedowns ## New domains in the last 90 days YouTube phishing domains detected per day: 15 from 2026-07-25 to 2026-10-22; peak 2. ## How to tell a fake YouTube site Official domain: youtube.com. Words most often added to the brand in reported domains: dmca, mediasync, sweeply, airbnb, clone, sweep, trumpcast, alert, duplicate, disabled. - Type the address yourself or use a bookmark; phishing links for YouTube arrive through ads, search results, direct messages and fake support accounts. - Check the full domain before you sign in: look for extra words, hyphens, a different TLD or look-alike letters. - YouTube does not ask you to confirm your password or card details through a link in an email or SMS. Paste a suspicious address into the [Homoglyph Checker](https://phishdestroy.io/developer-tools/homoglyph-checker) or check it against the [DestroyList](https://phishdestroy.io/developer-tools/destroylist-check). ## Latest YouTube phishing domains The 50 most recently detected domains impersonating YouTube Domain | First detected | Status at last check | Registrar | [blackopaldirectco.shop](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/blackopaldirectco.shop/) | 2026-10-17 | Online | Dynadot | [bkbeautyco.shop](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/bkbeautyco.shop/) | 2026-10-16 | Online | Dynadot | [com-qr.to](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/com-qr.to/) | 2026-10-13 | Online | NICENIC | [barstoolsportshq.shop](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/barstoolsportshq.shop/) | 2026-10-11 | Online | Dynadot | [jobstrendz.com](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/jobstrendz.com/) | 2026-10-10 | Online | NAMECHEAP | [smooth-wrench.com](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/smooth-wrench.com/) | 2026-09-21 | Online | Porkbun | [napthepubg.mobi](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/napthepubg.mobi/) | 2026-09-11 | Online | Domain The Net Technologies | [ambika223.github.io](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ambika223.github.io/) | 2026-09-08 | Offline | GitHub | [hayzat.com](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/hayzat.com/) | 2026-09-06 | Online | Webcentral | [yt.automatizatube.com](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/yt.automatizatube.com/) | 2026-09-06 | Online | NameCheap | [io-qr.cc](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/io-qr.cc/) | 2026-09-05 | Offline | NICENIC | [ripvox.com](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ripvox.com/) | 2026-09-05 | Offline | Trustname.com | [aachen-webdesign.de](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/aachen-webdesign.de/) | 2026-08-25 | Online | — | [lp.liveparty.jp](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/lp.liveparty.jp/) | 2026-07-27 | Online | — | [karaoke.garrettmanley.com](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/karaoke.garrettmanley.com/) | 2026-07-27 | Online | Squarespace Domains II | [sweeply.my](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/sweeply.my/) | 2026-06-01 | Offline | NAMECHEAP | [mediasync.my](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/mediasync.my/) | 2026-06-01 | Offline | NAMECHEAP | [mediasync.cv](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/mediasync.cv/) | 2026-06-01 | Offline | NAMECHEAP | [id0976443.icu](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/id0976443.icu/) | 2026-06-01 | Offline | Global Domain | [sweeply.at](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/sweeply.at/) | 2026-06-01 | Online | — | [id9910875.sbs](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/id9910875.sbs/) | 2026-06-01 | Offline | Global Domain | [id0144871.sbs](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/id0144871.sbs/) | 2026-06-01 | Offline | Global Domain | [mediasync.top](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/mediasync.top/) | 2026-06-01 | Offline | Namecheap | [cz10948903id.shop](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/cz10948903id.shop/) | 2026-06-01 | Online | PublicDomainRegistry.com | [pltba09083.shop](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/pltba09083.shop/) | 2026-06-01 | Offline | Web Commerce Communication | [dmca-alerts.info](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/dmca-alerts.info/) | 2026-06-01 | Online | NICENIC | [remove-strike.pro](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/remove-strike.pro/) | 2026-06-01 | Offline | PublicDomainRegistry.com | [dmca-alert.info](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/dmca-alert.info/) | 2026-06-01 | Online | NICENIC | [sweep-cooperation.info](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/sweep-cooperation.info/) | 2026-06-01 | Online | NICENIC | [sweep.video](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/sweep.video/) | 2026-06-01 | Offline | NameCheap | [mediasync.video](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/mediasync.video/) | 2026-06-01 | Offline | NameCheap | [strikeverify.com](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/strikeverify.com/) | 2026-06-01 | Online | NICENIC | [dmca-verify.com](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/dmca-verify.com/) | 2026-06-01 | Online | NICENIC | [sweeply.run](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/sweeply.run/) | 2026-06-01 | Offline | NameCheap | [dmcadef.com](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/dmcadef.com/) | 2026-06-01 | Online | NICENIC | [id240941.com](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/id240941.com/) | 2026-06-01 | Offline | Hello Internet | [sweep.gl](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/sweep.gl/) | 2026-06-01 | Online | NICENIC | [sweeply.digital](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/sweeply.digital/) | 2026-06-01 | Offline | NameCheap | [mediasync.ink](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/mediasync.ink/) | 2026-06-01 | Offline | NAMECHEAP | [mediasync.sh](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/mediasync.sh/) | 2026-06-01 | Online | NICENIC | [sweeply.cc](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/sweeply.cc/) | 2026-06-01 | Online | NICENIC | [sweeply.media](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/sweeply.media/) | 2026-06-01 | Offline | NameCheap | [dmca-hub.report](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/dmca-hub.report/) | 2026-05-08 | Offline | NameCheap | [dmca-notify.rest](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/dmca-notify.rest/) | 2026-05-08 | Offline | NAMECHEAP | [mediasync.one](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/mediasync.one/) | 2026-05-08 | Offline | NameCheap | [dmca.forum](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/dmca.forum/) | 2026-04-29 | Offline | NAMECHEAP | [takedown-alert.info](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/takedown-alert.info/) | 2026-04-23 | Unknown | NICENIC | [dmcaverify.com](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/dmcaverify.com/) | 2026-04-23 | Offline | Dynadot | [dmca-gov.cfd](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/dmca-gov.cfd/) | 2026-04-23 | Offline | Global Domain | [siputzx.my.id](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/siputzx.my.id/) | 2026-04-18 | Online | PT Digital Registra Indonesia | [All 77 YouTube reports](https://phishdestroy.io/domain/?brand=YouTube) ## Where they are registered and hosted ### Registrars - [NICENIC](https://phishdestroy.io/registrar/nicenic/)13 - [NameCheap](https://phishdestroy.io/registrar/namecheap/)8 - [NAMECHEAP](https://phishdestroy.io/registrar/namecheap/)5 - Cloudflare4 - [NiceNIC](https://phishdestroy.io/registrar/nicenic/)4 - [Global Domain](https://phishdestroy.io/registrar/global-domain-group/)4 - [Tucows Domains](https://phishdestroy.io/registrar/tucows/)3 - [Dynadot](https://phishdestroy.io/registrar/dynadot/)3 ### Top-level domains - [.com](https://phishdestroy.io/tld/com/)17 - [.info](https://phishdestroy.io/tld/info/)5 - [.shop](https://phishdestroy.io/tld/shop/)5 - [.app](https://phishdestroy.io/tld/app/)4 - [.live](https://phishdestroy.io/tld/live/)3 - [.io](https://phishdestroy.io/tld/io/)2 - [.dev](https://phishdestroy.io/tld/dev/)2 - [.cc](https://phishdestroy.io/tld/cc/)2 ### Hosting networks - CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US19 - AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.15 - Cloudflare, Inc.11 - CLOUDFLARENET, US6 - GOOGLE - Google LLC, US4 - SQUARESPACE, US2 - Amazon.com, Inc.2 - AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US2 ## Related - [Typosquatting](https://phishdestroy.io/glossary/typosquatting/) - [Homoglyph](https://phishdestroy.io/glossary/homoglyph/) - [Phishing kit](https://phishdestroy.io/glossary/phishing-kit/) - [Homoglyph Checker](https://phishdestroy.io/developer-tools/homoglyph-checker) - [Abuse Report Generator](https://phishdestroy.io/developer-tools/abuse-report-generator) - [If you already used a fake site: emergency guide](https://phishdestroy.io/critical-action) - [All impersonated brands](https://phishdestroy.io/brand/) Data: PhishDestroy domain-report database, built 2026-10-22. Counts cover every reported domain whose stored target brand is YouTube; share of all PhishDestroy reports: 0.03%. Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/brand/youtube/