Linus Tech Tips, Tech Quickie, Tech Linked channels hacked

[Blqckqut]

6 minutes ago, SomeDanishDude said:

So it appears that Youtube have taken down The LTT main channel. let's hope they (youtube) have put the account on lockdown mode so no one else can access only them can

old news

[Drazil100]

24 minutes ago, Flangvik said:

Cookies for keeping an authentication session alive is not Google-specific. It's an every-website-ever thing. 2FA is effective against stolen/guessed credentials, and not targeted phishing or computer compromise of any kind.

"Really stupid" is probably a bit too far you are right. Maybe I am wrong and the hackers have ways around this but I would think there would be measures against people trying to use a session from a wildly different IP that makes you confirm you are the account holder.

Edited March 23, 2023 by Spotty

[Blqckqut]

Just now, LinusTech said:

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.

its sad to see how hackers are stepping up their game, and major corporations their security is getting a lot more inferior to their hacks, especialy billion dollar corporations

 

stay strong linus

[Uttamattamakin]

Just now, LinusTech said:

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.

There are a ton of channels claiming to be LTT popping up.  I'm sure that always happens but given the situation right now some sort of announcement to not trust any such channel would be appropriate. 

[SomeDanishDude]

I am surprised that Youtube is still running lol. if you search LinusTechTips you can see a little of all kinds of different youtube channels that has uploaded youtube. prob everyone in this fourm tried to take the @ LinusTechTips tag on youtube

[WookieTiddy]

4 minutes ago, noob69 said:

My weekly dose of WAN show has been snatched away from me by these hackers.

I really wish they get locked up soon.

Currently I'm listening to it on Pocket casts. Can always use floatplane if you're a subscriber. 

 

BTW playlists on Floatplane when?

[CoolJosh3k]

4 minutes ago, Blqckqut said:

3 of my accounts got hacked recently too, epic games, gmail and microsoft

 

anyone else thinking that hackers are really stepping up their game and major companies who are suposed to protect their users ARENT?

It really depends on how it happened.

 

Some people use the same password in multiple places. Some have very weak passwords, negating any encryption. Some refuse to use any 2FA at all.

 

Malware is a common way to bypass the need for any authentication.

 

I’d like to take this chance to mention that Steam has better security than my bank.

[SomeDanishDude]

1 minute ago, Blqckqut said:

old news

no one else has stated it.......bruh

[Kartikay-Agarwal]

Can the people who watch LTT on youtube get access to see the full statement that linus published on floatplane?

[Blqckqut]

Just now, SomeDanishDude said:

no one else has stated it.......bruh

they did, 40 minutes ago

[Blqckqut]

Just now, Kartikay-Agarwal said:

Can the people who watch LTT on youtube get access to see the full statement that linus published on floatplane?

litteraly at the top of this post

[Blqckqut]

1 minute ago, CoolJosh3k said:

It really depends on how it happened.

 

Some people use the same password in multiple places. Some have very weak passwords, negating any encryption. Some refuse to use any 2FA at all.

 

Malware is a common way to bypass the need for any authentication.

 

I’d like to take this chance to mention that Steam has better security than my bank.

i have very strong passwords, almost all are different and over 18 characters, no way it was because of my password

[sombradirectory]

Just now, Kartikay-Agarwal said:

Can the people who watch LTT on youtube get access to see the full statement that linus published on floatplane?

Scroll up completely, its there.

[SomeDanishDude]

1 minute ago, Blqckqut said:

they did, 40 minutes ago

......well that i didn't see....

[Blqckqut]

Just now, SomeDanishDude said:

......well that i didn't see....

xd its fine, this situation has gone on for well over 3 hours

[ramm]

So when will the bitcoins be refunded?

[Link81]

I find it extremely offensive that Channel Super Fun has been completely ignored by the cyber criminals. I find it hard to believe that they have not gained access to it with the same credentials as the rest.

[Spotty]

2 minutes ago, Kartikay-Agarwal said:

Can the people who watch LTT on youtube get access to see the full statement that linus published on floatplane?

It's posted up the top of the page.

 

Quote

 

Regarding the YouTube channel hack, we are on top of it with Google's team now. Everything should be locked down and we are getting to the bottom of the attack vector with the (hopeful) goal of hardening their security around YouTube accounts and preventing this sort of thing from happening to anyone in the future.
 

You can expect a more detailed update on WAN Show at some point in the future. Not sure if it'll happen this week since this is still a developing situation.
 

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

Linus

[CoolJosh3k]

7 minutes ago, noob69 said:

My weekly dose of WAN show has been snatched away from me by these hackers.

I really wish they get locked up soon.

Governments around the world are still adopting to a mouse that has more than 1 button. Give them time. One day cybercrimes will actually be a risky undertaking.

[RuffRuffmcgruff]

2 minutes ago, Blqckqut said:

i have very strong passwords, almost all are different and over 18 characters, no way it was because of my password

 

Better be alpha-numerical!

[Blqckqut]

Just now, RuffRuffmcgruff said:

 

Better be alpha-numerical!

its got number, characters,  and a whole lot a shit that makes it seem like a barcode

[Im_Ostrovskiy]

New channel logo))

[Blqckqut]

Just now, RuffRuffmcgruff said:

 

Better be alpha-numerical!

whats the site

[Blqckqut]

Just now, Im_Ostrovskiy said:

New channel logo))

thanks for posting what weve seen 3 hours ago, the logo was litteraly made here, then shared to other platforms

[CoolJosh3k]

7 minutes ago, LinusTech said:

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.

So glad to hear that LMG will be willing to use this experience to help improve the security for others.