shiky8/youtc2

The project is a specialized security tool implementing a well-known offensive security concept: using high-reputation social media platforms for command and control to bypass egress filters. With 0 stars and 0 forks after nearly a year, it lacks any community traction or validation. The technical approach—encoding data in comments via the YouTube API—is a standard 'Living off the Land' (LotL) technique that has been implemented previously for platforms like Twitter, Slack, and GitHub. It lacks a moat because it relies entirely on a third-party API that Google can (and does) monitor for bot-like behavior or data-exfiltration patterns. Platform domination risk is high because YouTube/Google can unilaterally break this tool through API changes, quota limits, or improved automated comment moderation. It serves as a useful reference implementation for red teamers but has no commercial or long-term defensibility.