Twitch source code and customer data has reportedly been leaked • Hacker News Board

Re: Twitch source code and customer data has reportedly been leaked

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Post by shiado » Wed, Oct 06, 2021, 2:40 PM UTC

thinkingemote wrote: post #157

From another site a user commented that it might have proprietary modifications to ffmpeg which is LGPL/GPL (I think?). Would a leak be considered to be distribution, could others legally take these modifications and merge them into the upstream project? I imagine other free software might have modifications too.

The IP issues with the leak are interesting. There's got to be some Stack Overflow copy/pastes, perhaps some variable name changed license violating code, and I wonder if patent trolls or even rightful patent owners can now sue based on how backend code works in a way where they had no way to sue if they didn't know how it worked from interacting with a frontend.

Re: Twitch source code and customer data has reportedly been leaked

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Post by adolph » Wed, Oct 06, 2021, 2:42 PM UTC

andrewzah wrote: post #285

jeremyjh wrote: post #172

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Then you would not be solving the problem because you need to change everywhere else you used that same password.

Use a password manager.

Just don't worry about it and go through the password reset anytime you log in.

Re: Twitch source code and customer data has reportedly been leaked

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Post by JohnWhigham » Wed, Oct 06, 2021, 2:43 PM UTC

sydthrowaway wrote: post #286

Couldn't help but contrast this to another item on the front page.. the irony of video game streamers making many times more than the lifetime earnings of Nobel Prize winners :)

So do many actors. Streamers are just entertainers.

Re: Twitch source code and customer data has reportedly been leaked

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Post by k1rcher » Wed, Oct 06, 2021, 2:44 PM UTC

sillysaurusx wrote: post #318

stevefan1999 wrote: post #309

Here's a link to the data: bWFnbmV0Oj94dD11cm46YnRpaDpONUJMWjZYRUNORUhIQVJISk9WUUFTNFc3VFdSWENTSSZkbj10d2l0Y2gtbGVha3MtcGFydC1vbmUmdHI9dWRwJTNBJTJGJTJGb3Blbi5zdGVhbHRoLnNpJTNBODAlMkZhbm5vdW5jZQ==

Here's a base64 decoded version: magnet:?xt=urn:btih:N5BLZ6XECNEHHARHJOVQAS4W7TWRXCSI&dn=twitch-leaks-part-one&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fopen.stealth.si%3A80%2Fannounce

Got it in my seedbox as of 15-20min ago:

Downloaded: 7.84GB Uploaded: 64.64GB

sheesh, one popular magnet!

Re: Twitch source code and customer data has reportedly been leaked

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Post by schleck8 » Wed, Oct 06, 2021, 2:44 PM UTC

k1rcher wrote: post #324

sillysaurusx wrote: post #318

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Here's a base64 decoded version: magnet:?xt=urn:btih:N5BLZ6XECNEHHARHJOVQAS4W7TWRXCSI&dn=twitch-leaks-part-one&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fopen.stealth.si%3A80%2Fannounce

Got it in my seedbox as of 15-20min ago: Downloaded: 7.84GB Uploaded: 64.64GB sheesh, one popular magnet!

the power of foss

Re: Twitch source code and customer data has reportedly been leaked

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Post by andrewzah » Wed, Oct 06, 2021, 2:45 PM UTC

adolph wrote: post #322

andrewzah wrote: post #285

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Use a password manager.

Just don't worry about it and go through the password reset anytime you log in.

That doesn't make any sense. Password management isn't really that complicated:

Use a password manager, and reset your password if the service has been compromised.

Re: Twitch source code and customer data has reportedly been leaked

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Post by NineStarPoint » Wed, Oct 06, 2021, 2:45 PM UTC

sbarre wrote: post #238

bluecatswim wrote: post #177

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sorry, I didn't mean that in a derogatory way. I just meant twitch users pay for the sake of giving money to their favorite streamers rather than paying for a product. Strip clubs are the first example that came to my mind, bands or comics also stand. My point was that OP's argument about comparing twitch to movies doesn't make sense because paying for a movie is no different than paying for groceries.

> I just meant twitch users pay for the sake of giving money to their favorite streamers rather than paying for a product. I still think this is a narrow view. So you don't consider a performance to be a product? How is going to the movies different from going to a baseball game or a concert or a comedy club? If those are like movies, and movies are like groceries, are we not back to the same point that people are ex…

I think strip clubs are a fair comparison. All of the things you listed, you pay money for access to the experience. The money changes hands before you get in the door. For both strip clubs and twitch, getting in the door is free. In both cases what you pay money for is the attention of the streamer/stripper in the moment you are giving the money (or just because you feel like giving money to them for the performance you are seeing.)

A less emotionally evocative example might be giving money to a street musician who accepts requests for donations. Either way, the street musician is there performing and you can enjoy the music whether you pay or not. But the money gets you a bonus, and you’re free to give money regardless of desire to request a song.

Re: Twitch source code and customer data has reportedly been leaked

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Post by sergiotapia » Wed, Oct 06, 2021, 2:45 PM UTC

stevefan1999 wrote: post #309

Here's a link to the data: bWFnbmV0Oj94dD11cm46YnRpaDpONUJMWjZYRUNORUhIQVJISk9WUUFTNFc3VFdSWENTSSZkbj10d2l0Y2gtbGVha3MtcGFydC1vbmUmdHI9dWRwJTNBJTJGJTJGb3Blbi5zdGVhbHRoLnNpJTNBODAlMkZhbm5vdW5jZQ==

Thanks!

Re: Twitch source code and customer data has reportedly been leaked

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Post by jrootabega » Wed, Oct 06, 2021, 2:47 PM UTC

canada_dry wrote: post #308

Semaphor wrote: post #37

This is somewhat hilarious. Just 5 days ago I was complaining about Twitch’s new "Only verified users" setting which requires me to give them my phone number. One of the reasons I said I’ll not do that was "hacks, leaks". And now this. Sure, I’ll give you my phone number to add TOTP (Why even?) after I’ve just been shown how secure that data is.

This is a readily solvable problem i.e. the only phone number I use/give online is a VOIP# that just redirects to voicemail immediately (and blocks the call if it's on my SPAMMER list of persistent annoyances). For friends/family they have my cell# and it only lets calls through if they're in my contacts.

Even though it should not be, this approach is a luxury that can only be afforded by those who do not need to take live calls from previously-unknown numbers. Job hunters, medical patients, etc.

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Post by SamPatt » Wed, Oct 06, 2021, 2:48 PM UTC

irae wrote: post #317

sydthrowaway wrote: post #286

Couldn't help but contrast this to another item on the front page.. the irony of video game streamers making many times more than the lifetime earnings of Nobel Prize winners :)

Sports and Entertainment has always been a way to leap frog hard work. I am not saying at all it is not deserved. I am quite ok with them earning millions. But it does make a lot of us pull this comparison, both in achievements for humanity and in effort spent in their endeavors. I personally never played or wish to play the fame lottery, I prefer the hard work path.

I am guessing the most popular streamers have gotten where they are by hard work.

Yes some is luck, attractiveness, etc. But that's true in all careers.

Just because they're playing games doesn't mean they aren't working. Athletes get insane amounts of money to play games. They exert themselves more physically, but I expect being a top steamer day in and out isn't a cake walk either.