I surprised after hearing that youtube is redirecting their users to some adult sites. Hackers placed some JavaScript and HTML code in the comments section of targeted videos. When someone starts watching targeted video, code would run automatically and redirects visitor to some adult sites.
Google says the problem was fixed within only two hours of being reported, according to the BBC.

“We took swift action to fix a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on youtube.com,” a spokesperson said.

“Comments were temporarily hidden by default within an hour, and we released a complete fix for the issue in about two hours.

“The thing with a cross-site scripting attack is that it will appear that it is a message being posted by that website, which gives it a certain legitimacy, Graham Cluley of security firm Sophos told BBC News.

“It could be used to show a message that tells you to update your password; it could link to a malicious website; or it could attempt to phish you.”

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