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[ReBurn]

Password was password

 

[Rentahamster]

Password was password

His password was baconbitz

Paging M MThanded

(obscure?)

 

[Northeastmonk]

I wonder if the threat actor planned this or it was some lucky guess.

 

[Tams]

Man, the hate some of you have for this guy.

I think you're just jealous that he's created a very successful business from a hobby that you share with him.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Looks like some of the channel is coming back up even though you can see some of the effects of the hack but hopefully they can try and restore some order as surely this has cost them some money and I would not be happy as well.

 

[YCoCg]

Why do Crypto Bros think this is a good idea? Do they seriously think it will trick people into investing into shitcoins just because they plaster Elon Musk's all over it? What happened to the good old days of hacks trashing the site, putting up PWNED videos, etc?

 

[Rentahamster]

Why do Crypto Bros think this is a good idea? Do they seriously think it will trick people into investing into shitcoins just because they plaster Elon Musk's all over it? What happened to the good old days of hacks trashing the site, putting up PWNED videos, etc?

The scammers aren't crypto bros. They straight up just steal your money. The "crypto" part is just a facade to make you click on a compromised link.

 

[Elder Legend]

Man, the hate some of you have for this guy.

I think you're just jealous that he's created a very successful business from a hobby that you share with him.

It's exactly what it is. No one wants to ever admit it though.

 

[Rentahamster]

Man, the hate some of you have for this guy.

It is a little weird. Linus does good work and occupies a good space between accessible and enthusiast.

 

[Twin Drive System]

Looks like they're back. I'll be interested in hearing how they got hacked assuming they had 2FA. I'm aware of the multiple ways that 2FA can be bypassed but I'm just wondering what ended up getting them.

 

[PuppetMaster]

Looks like they're back. I'll be interested in hearing how they got hacked assuming they had 2FA. I'm aware of the multiple ways that 2FA can be bypassed but I'm just wondering what ended up getting them.

It's already explained in the OP.

There is a known session cookie exploit that affects youtube and other google products. The cookie is stolen via a phishing attack from the channel owner. And once the attacker has that cookie, 2factor is not even required to access the account. It is completely compromised.

 

[nani17]

He's back

 

[Tommi84]

Just as suspected. One silly click and the attacker just uses your data on a different machine. Apart from that, VERY sensible video and for some good food for thought for google too

 

[SJRB]

Excellent breakdown from Linus on what exactly happened and very informative on how to try and prevent it in the future.

 

[Meicyn]

Great video, and lol @ dbrand.

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

Actually Hardcore Overclocking
Asianometry
Branch Education
Chris Titus Tech
Computerphile
Dave's Garage
der8auer EN
Gamers Nexus
Hardware Unboxed
LGR
Modern Vintage Gamer
RTL Engineering
TechTechPotato
The PC Security Channel
ThioJoe
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Daniel Owen

Missing Major Hardware if you’re more on the tinkering side.

 

[winjer]

Missing Major Hardware if you’re more on the tinkering side.

I've never heard of him.
Thanks for the heads up, I'll check out his channel.

 

[SJRB]

I also learnt that Linus sleeps in the nude and has no qualms doing tech support bare naked with camera's on him 24/7.

I feel that I didn't really needed to learn that specific bit, but here we are.

 

[Rentahamster]

The hack that got them probably bypassed their 2FA protection.

I wouldn't be surprised if this happened because one of the staffers with the keys to the account fucked up.

It appears that this is exactly what happened.

 

[Maiden Voyage]

It appears that this is exactly what happened.

We’re u the hackor

 

[German Hops]

Man, the hate some of you have for this guy.

I think you're just jealous that he's created a very successful business from a hobby that you share with him.

I feel for the guy in this situation, but Linus is an insufferable dweeb. The hate is justified.

 

[Rentahamster]

We’re u the hackor

 

[Northeastmonk]

If you think about it. It would take most people a lot longer to recover if they ever recovered. They got a resolution video out the following day. That’s pretty good. I’ve enjoyed his work. When I was first starting off in IT as an intern, I’d watch his videos to grasp a lot of IT knowledge and explanations. I’ve heard a lot about the security token being hijacked and users MS365 account with MFA getting hijacked

 

[Maiden Voyage]