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Pirate Bay Browser Streaming Technology Is a Security and Privacy Nightmare (softpedia.com)

Posted by timothy on from the tradeoffs-abound dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Last week the Pirate Bay added support for streaming video torrents inside the browser in real-time. Kickass Torrents followed the next week. The technology they used is called Torrents Time. A security researcher has discovered that this technology which is a mix of client and server side code is actually a security and user privacy disaster. Attackers can carry out XSS attacks on TPB and KAT, the app runs on Mac as root, attackers can hijack downloads and force malicious code on the user's PC, and advertisers can collect info on any user that has Torrents Time installed.

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  1. "the app runs on Mac as root" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    This isn't a security issue! Modern app appers know that ONLY apps can app other apps, so if you're apping The Pirate App, then only that app can app your apps!

    Apps!

  2. I hope they hack Linux and BSD users by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Serves those filthy pirates right.

    1. Re:I hope they hack Linux and BSD users by Rik+Sweeney · · Score: 5, Funny

      That's right! One renders your system inoperable, the other is a Windows fatal system error.

      (ducks)

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  3. Re:Next on the news... by CeasedCaring · · Score: 3, Funny

    MPAA and RIAA releases tainted movies and music on torrents themselves...

    Didn't they merge to become MAFIAA (Music And Film Industry Associations of America)?