Post ATvKjDem5iO7LqJayW by xue@collapsitarian.io
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(DIR) Post #ATvAEA6OG3htoAmfoW by stux@mstdn.social
2023-03-23T22:26:39Z
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The Linus Tech Tips YouTube hack is the latest in a line of crypto scam breachesGoogle has been watching YouTube accounts get hacked for years — is there more the tech giant could do to protect creators?#LinusTechTips https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/23/23653115/linus-tech-tips-youtube-hack-crypto-scam
(DIR) Post #ATvAjF9XWsDSRy4tl2 by nekothegamer@mstdn.social
2023-03-23T22:32:23Z
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@stux peertube is much safer at this point
(DIR) Post #ATvC19sVyjlvG3DleC by Jain@blob.cat
2023-03-23T22:46:54.450262Z
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@stux i disagree on this opinion... Point is that we currently not know how it happend.And i might be wrong, but if someone has not taken sufficient precautions (and yes, one can do a lot of things that could have pevent this) and acts wrongly, then it doesnt matter how many layers of Google-Anti-wathever-systems one need to work through, in the end the account will fall.All precautions mentioned in this article are not good ways to solve issues which was created by mistakes on the side of the User... It would be more purposeful this time instead of making entertainment to learn the instructive way and to propagate reasonable measures on the Users side
(DIR) Post #ATvD60RCbboLNfJz2u by sharan@metalhead.club
2023-03-23T22:58:52Z
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@stux "While today’s breaches could be from a combination of passwords and two-factor authentication being compromised, it feels like YouTube could do more to prevent the damaging effects of this."It wouldn't be the first time someone's not using proper password and 2FA. I'm not defending Google, but pointing out the obvious - we don't know what happened. And the headline is bombastic.
(DIR) Post #ATvEbd4Z6zvu8UNNCK by cpluspatch@fedi.cpluspatch.com
2023-03-23T23:15:12.014190Z
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What the hell are they supposed to do, it's as simple as "don't run shady exe files", "use 2FA" and "use a random password"Security really isn't hard to get right
(DIR) Post #ATvEbdZPGKbRg8o0Gm by 7666@comp.lain.la
2023-03-23T23:15:53.078229Z
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@cpluspatch it's hard to get right at scale, and when you don't have anyone dedicated to beating users over the head when they screw up
(DIR) Post #ATvEhlbKJfvcK8cu1I by GLFC@mstdn.starnix.network
2023-03-23T23:17:01Z
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@stux this was completely avoidable by the LTT team.
(DIR) Post #ATvFWVsoVzDMLP0I3E by cpluspatch@fedi.cpluspatch.com
2023-03-23T23:22:50.751500Z
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@7666 in this case it's absolutely not YouTube's fault people are getting "hacked", we just have terrible computer literacy
(DIR) Post #ATvFWWOibMjdwLvlmS by 7666@comp.lain.la
2023-03-23T23:26:10.620306Z
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@cpluspatch i'm aware, i'm saying that at linus's scale even he needs to have some level of security standards around critical infrastructure and someone to enforce compliance
(DIR) Post #ATvKjDem5iO7LqJayW by xue@collapsitarian.io
2023-03-24T00:24:30.639603Z
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@cpluspatch @7666 i dont know what tools youtube offers but if to manage channel account people have to share login and password its hard to keep things safe
(DIR) Post #ATvesXrkJyx5ic6g3k by trebach@masto.ai
2023-03-24T04:10:13Z
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@stux One of my favorite channels actually joined Mastodon a few weeks ago. I sent him a DM about the hacks and told him to use 2FA as not to join Linus. He got back to me around lunchtime and said he already was but thanks for the warning
(DIR) Post #ATvvhWwv5StyuYrONM by foervraengd@mastodon.art
2023-03-24T07:18:42Z
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@stux youd think a channel like linus tech tips would be better at preventing their account to get hacked. But also afaik linus does dabble in crypto in general (idk more than that tho) so like im not surprised? To me it def looks like if you get involved in that world you will get hacked sooner or later.
(DIR) Post #ATxFR4VI8WWNPWmMy0 by ThatMichaelM@mstdn.social
2023-03-24T20:00:54Z
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@stux "...is there more the tech giant could do to protect creators?"Yes, prohibit crypto on any of their platforms. Crypto, in all practical applications, is not a real currency. Crypto is essentially monopoly money.