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YouTube hit by cross-site scripting attack.
(From vnunet)
YouTube users have reacted angrily to a cross-site scripting exploit that hid comments on videos this weekend.
The problems appeared to begin on videos relating to teen pop sensation Justin Bieber, but soon began to spread to other videos, according to reports.
The infections do not appear to have a dangerous payload, but have annoyed users who expressed their opinions on the YouTube help forums.
"Where are the YouTube moderators to answer this? I think it's affecting thousands of people. You can also block such users as soon as one of your videos get infected, otherwise they will continue to damage your other ones too!" said one …
