Jump to content

Linus Tech Tips, Tech Quickie, Tech Linked channels hacked

betav17
By betav17
in General Discussion
 Share
Spotty
Message added by Spotty,

The Linus Tech Tips, TechLinked, and TechQuickie Youtube channels have been restored.

A video explaining what happened is now up:

 

 

Recommended

Posted by LinusTech,

Thanks for the concern everyone. We are still in recovery mode over here and working with YouTube to get everything restored. Will hopefully have a video (or at least an update on WAN Show) to share with you all ASAP, but we want to make sure we get the details right since smaller channels may rely on our experience to help harden their own security.

Recommended by Spotty

268 reactions

Go to this post
Posted
24 minutes ago, n0stalghia said:

Maybe they can make the Floatplane video on the problem available to everyone?

not a video, if you look closely you'll see that it is tagged as text - pretty  much the same that what is pinned here

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

This happened to a baseball analytics channel I follow. Apparently, for him, how this went down was that he opened a fake .pdf contract for a "sponsorship" that he was offered and was in talks for. Wonder if it was a similar vector of attack.

It's entirely possible that I misinterpreted/misread your topic and/or question. This happens more often than I care to admit. Apologies in advance.

 

珠江 (Pearl River): CPU: Intel i7-12700K (8p4e/20t); Motherboard: ASUS TUF Gaming Plus Z690 WiFi; RAM: G.Skill TridentZ RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 @3200MHz CL16; Cooling Solution: NZXT Kraken Z53 240mm AIO, w/ 2x Lian Li ST120 RGB Fans; GPU: EVGA Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 10GB FTW3 Ultra; Storage: Samsung 980 Pro, 1TB; Samsung 970 EVO, 1TB; Crucial MX500, 2TB; PSU: Corsair RM850x; Case: Lian Li Lancool II Mesh RGB, Black; Display(s): Primary: ASUS ROG Swift PG279QM (1440p 27" 240 Hz); Secondary: Acer Predator XB1 XB241H bmipr (1080p 24" 144 Hz, 165 Hz OC); Case Fans: 1x Lian Li ST120 RGB Fan, 3x stock RGB fans; Capture Card: Elgato HD60 Pro

 

翻生 (Resurrection): CPU: 2x Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2; Motherboard: ASUS Z9PR-D12 (C602 chipset) SSI-EEB; RAM: Crucial 32GB (8x4GB) DDR3 ECC RAM; Cooling Solution: 2x Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO; GPU: ASRock Intel ARC A380 Challenger ITX; Storage: Crucial MX500, 500GB; PSU: Super Flower Leadex III 750W; Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro; Expansion Card: TP-Link Archer T4E AC1200 PCIe Wi-Fi Adapter Display(s): Dell P2214HB (1080p 22" 60 Hz)

 

壯麗 (Glorious): Mainboard: Framework Mainboard w/ Intel Core i5-1135G7; RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 SODIMM @3200MHz CL22; eGPU: Razer Core X eGPU Enclosure w/ (between GPUs at the moment); Storage: Samsung 970 EVO Plus, 1TB; Display(s): Internal Display: Framework Display; External Display: Acer (unknown model) (1080p, 21" 75 Hz)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
3 minutes ago, DERPmaster said:

If so, why is there a pay wall for only text

It's pinned to the top of this page. There's a large box with the entire post from Floatplane. 

Phobos: AMD Ryzen 7 2700, 16GB 3000MHz DDR4, ASRock B450 Steel Legend, 8GB Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070, 2GB Nvidia GeForce GT 1030, 1TB Samsung SSD 980, 450W Corsair CXM, Corsair Carbide 175R, Windows 10 Pro

 

Polaris: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2, 32GB 1600MHz DDR3, ASRock X79 Extreme6, 12GB Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080, 6GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, 1TB Crucial MX500, 750W Corsair RM750, Antec SX635, Windows 10 Pro

 

Pluto: Intel Core i7-2600, 32GB 1600MHz DDR3, ASUS P8Z68-V, 4GB XFX AMD Radeon RX 570, 8GB ASUS AMD Radeon RX 570, 1TB Samsung 860 EVO, 3TB Seagate BarraCuda, 750W EVGA BQ, Fractal Design Focus G, Windows 10 Pro for Workstations

 

York (NAS): Intel Core i5-2400, 16GB 1600MHz DDR3, HP Compaq OEM, 240GB Kingston V300 (boot), 3x2TB Seagate BarraCuda, 320W HP PSU, HP Compaq 6200 Pro, TrueNAS CORE (12.0)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
14 minutes ago, wasab said:

how the hell did ltt got owned this bad? it seems like someone has access to their work computers with a valid logined session for all three accounts already open which is kinda impossible unless they open up three incognito tabs or have three browsers each seperately logined into each one account. 

If its a Google account, probably MFA fatigue attacks if someone is using push notifications to authenticate access.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
17 minutes ago, DERPmaster said:

I bet the LTT guys are getting lots of over time hours/pay. It must be a mess getting that all back up, chaos must probably rule right now in the office. I wonder what they are going to first post when their channel comes back up, i hope an informational. Also, i wonder how fast they can make new merch about this... 

It's Google who's restoring the channel, not LTT crew. There is no reason for 100 people to be on call with YT representative. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I wonder if YouTube has any fault, it's their system, they might have some blame,assuming it is not a result of phishing. if it is phishing i wonder in what method, ive heard fake sponsor ship requests as an idea,any others you might have as ideas?

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I wish luck for Linus and his team! I hope he will restore his channel and everything will comeback to normal. Now, we all must wait.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
Just now, SpaceSaver2000 said:

This whole thing is seriously making me consider Floatplane...

Same...

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
1 hour ago, Dom1252 said:

nope, about heavily paid content... by watching ads... 

how many ads you see per one video? 6? more? there's at least 2 on start, at least 3 "sponsorships", at least one at end and usually some in middle 

I don't watch any apart from LTT's own "Message from their Sponsor" because I have Premium . 

But my point was directed at the OP i quoted. 

Spoiler

Desktop: Ryzen9 5950X | ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero (Wifi) | EVGA RTX 3080Ti FTW3 | 32GB (2x16GB) Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB Pro 3600Mhz | EKWB EK-AIO 360D-RGB | EKWB EK-Vardar RGB Fans | 1TB Samsung 980 Pro, 4TB Samsung 980 Pro | Corsair 5000D Airflow | Corsair HX850 Platinum PSU | Asus ROG 42" OLED PG42UQ + LG 32" 32GK850G Monitor | Roccat Vulcan TKL Pro Keyboard | Logitech G Pro X Superlight  | MicroLab Solo 7C Speakers | Audio-Technica ATH-M50xBT2 LE Headphones | TC-Helicon GoXLR | Audio-Technica AT2035 | LTT Desk Mat | XBOX-X Controller | Windows 11 Pro

 

Spoiler

Server: Fractal Design Define R6 | Ryzen 3950x | ASRock X570 Taichi | EVGA GTX1070 FTW | 64GB (4x16GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX 3000Mhz | Corsair RM850v2 PSU | Fractal S36 Triple AIO + 4 Additional Venturi 120mm Fans | 14 x 20TB Seagate Exos X22 20TB | 500GB Aorus Gen4 NVMe | 2 x 2TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe | LSI 9211-8i HBA

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Damn, i can't even imagine how they bypassed  the 2FA auth for real. How?

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
Just now, DERPmaster said:

is this right now?

This was before channel was terminated.

I love making PCPartPicker lists.

If I answer your question (or someone else), please mark it as the answer. 

Please refresh before replying, I like to edit my posts.

 

PC SPECS: Intel i5-12600K, RX 6700 XT, 32GB DDR4 RAM

Favorite cheap but great tech: AMD RX 6700 XT, Yunzii YZ75 Keyboard, Acer Nitro XV272U Vbmiiprx

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
Just now, DERPmaster said:

is this right now?

No, the channel got terminated entirely.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
Just now, SpaceSaver2000 said:

PRG weighing in...

I hope this will be true. But i can't just believe that Linus downloaded malware, this can't be true

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

 Calling it now they wernt hacked

 

It will go along of lines of ltt got an e-mail saying they wanted to advertise with them

prices will have been negotiated and agreed

then 3rd party sends a pile of paperwork for ltt to look through

in that paperwork is a .jpg.scr (an scr is an exe)

 

boom all linus base are belong to hacker

 

love to hear which dumbo opened it and why they have hide extensions for known file types enabled on said pc

grade a rooky move on the part of ltt internet 101 from 1999

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Wow. i remember seeing that stupid tesla logo last night and thinking "huh youtube must be bugging out, cause i know im not subbed to anything owned by old men with the emotional development of a turnip"

😞

hope you guys recover quick! 🙂

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
1 hour ago, Erioch said:

Spotty's message pinned to the top:

 

"The good news is that you can expect to get your LTT fix on Floatplane as usual "

how's that anyone asking you to subscribe (nor if you were gonna) to FP tho

I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing. However, I'm really, really good at it.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
3 minutes ago, Shonk said:

 Calling it now they wernt hacked

 

It will go along of lines of ltt got an e-mail saying they wanted to advertise with them

prices will have been negotiated and agreed

then 3rd party sends a pile of paperwork for ltt to look through

in that paperwork is a .scr.jpg (an scr is an exe)

 

boom all linus base are belong to hacker

 

love to hear which dumbo opened it and why they have hide extensions for known file types enabled on said pc

grade a rooky move on the part of ltt internet 101 from 1999

Damn, i knew about files like this, but i didn't knew they can autolauch themselves with the PDFs. I wonder who opened this suspicious file...

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
1 hour ago, MC273 said:

I don't usually lurk around the LTT forums, but damn. Getting hacked does suck. I'm hoping YouTube restores the channel (and any other sub-channels)

SomeOrinaryGamers does mention that YouTube doesn't have good safeguards regarding these type of events. He does mention that YouTube should implement a "lockdown mode" instead of displaying that the account was terminated as it can cause confusion.

I can already feel the LTT forum getting "DDoSed" by legitimate user traffic trying to figure out what's going on.

@Jarsky is correct. YouTube does not instantly wipe channels in case if the terminations are falsely issued. YouTube will hold on to the data for a certain amount of time (I don't know how long, specifically). Even then, filing an appeal to YouTube is like talking to a brick wall in most cases.

 

Here's hope for the LTT team to recover the account.
 

dunno bout that the last video i deleted said " THIS WILL BE PERMANENT ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DO THIS? " but ok

current main system: as of 1st Jan 2023

motherboard : Gigabyte B450M DS3H V2

CPU: Ryzen 5 3600

ram : 16Gig Corsair Vengeance 3600mhz

OS :multi-boot

Video Card : RX 550 4 GIG

Monitor: BENQ 21 inch

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Does Linus get any proceeds from floatplane?  I wonder if he just got his income shot.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
Just now, cretsiah said:

dunno bout that the last video i deleted said " THIS WILL BE PERMANENT ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DO THIS? " but ok

they say that but that's not what happens. coz google.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing General Discussion

×