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That networks of trackers and their operations are being exposed in realtime. This isn't a security issue for tracker users, it's a security issue for the track
by pessimizer 4y ago
That networks of trackers and their operations are being exposed in realtime. This isn't a security issue for tracker users, it's a security issue for the trackers themselves. It's very very bad, I don't know why people are making light of it. Also, the trackers have reacted and are fixing their management panel configs as we comment, so the story is accomplishing something.
- Dalewyn 4y agoAgain, tracker URLs are public information. Including seemingly secret things like passkeys. So again I ask: What is the problem? The article does a fucking terrible job explaining what the problem is. All I can take away is that public information is being passed around in public. That is a problem how?
- russelg 4y agoThe problem is that these administration tools were completely publicly accessible if you knew the URL. Yes, if you've got a torrent file from a site, you know the tracker URL and (your own) passkey. The issue here is someone could get the passkey that the admin tool uses to snatch from other private trackers. If you can't see how that is an issue I have no words that can make that more clear for you.
- Dalewyn 4y agoThe article only ever talked about the contents of torrent files, so I hope you can understand my confusion. Yes, if the management tools were open to the public when they shouldn't have been then that is a big problem.