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Boxee Forums Hacked, Boxee Devices Offline

9 points by mikeknoop 13y ago

mikeknoop 13y ago
It looks like Boxee devices ping *.ping.boxee.tv to detect online presence. If this URL goes down (may be due to the hack) Boxee refuses to open up internet-connected apps on the device even if you have an internet connection. https://twitter.com/search?q=boxee&src=typd&mode=realtime https://twitter.com/search?q=boxee&src=typd&mode=realtime
GoodIntentions 13y ago
mikeknoop: no offense, but pacing a direct link to a compromised site isn't good. these types of posts should link to a screenshot.
- WestCoastJustin 13y ago
  There was a thread about nytimes.com getting hacked [1], where it was discovered what appeared to be malware on the site to which the NYTimes.com site was redirected. By linking to a hacked site, you expose everyone to possible malware or other targeted attacks. Sure, this could work for any popular content submitted here, but I think the threat might be higher for a hacked site. A second example, would be where Facebook and Apple employees were likely targeted and hacked by visiting iPhoneDevSDK, where their computers were compromised by Java exploit [2]. HN attracts lots of tech folks from all over the place (apple, google, facebook, startups, etc) and would be a ripe target, similar to the iPhoneDevSDK incident. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6288051 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6288051 [2] http://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/02/19/facebook-apple-employees-visited-iphonedevsdk-where-their-computers-were-compromised-by-java-exploit/ http://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/02/19/facebook-apple-employ...
- mikeknoop 13y ago
  I would have preferred to link to an article but no-one has written one yet -- and Boxee devices have been offline all day. EDIT: here is the screenshot: http://zpr.io/6SmC.png http://zpr.io/6SmC.png
aspensmonster 13y ago
>Hacked by Shadow_Haxor >Contact Me:https://www.facebook.com/Shad0whax0r https://www.facebook.com/Shad0whax0r GTFO.

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Boxee Forums Hacked, Boxee Devices Offline

9 points by mikeknoop 13y ago

mikeknoop 13y ago
It looks like Boxee devices ping *.ping.boxee.tv to detect online presence. If this URL goes down (may be due to the hack) Boxee refuses to open up internet-connected apps on the device even if you have an internet connection. https://twitter.com/search?q=boxee&src=typd&mode=realtime https://twitter.com/search?q=boxee&src=typd&mode=realtime
GoodIntentions 13y ago
mikeknoop: no offense, but pacing a direct link to a compromised site isn't good. these types of posts should link to a screenshot.
- WestCoastJustin 13y ago
  There was a thread about nytimes.com getting hacked [1], where it was discovered what appeared to be malware on the site to which the NYTimes.com site was redirected. By linking to a hacked site, you expose everyone to possible malware or other targeted attacks. Sure, this could work for any popular content submitted here, but I think the threat might be higher for a hacked site. A second example, would be where Facebook and Apple employees were likely targeted and hacked by visiting iPhoneDevSDK, where their computers were compromised by Java exploit [2]. HN attracts lots of tech folks from all over the place (apple, google, facebook, startups, etc) and would be a ripe target, similar to the iPhoneDevSDK incident. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6288051 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6288051 [2] http://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/02/19/facebook-apple-employees-visited-iphonedevsdk-where-their-computers-were-compromised-by-java-exploit/ http://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/02/19/facebook-apple-employ...
- mikeknoop 13y ago
  I would have preferred to link to an article but no-one has written one yet -- and Boxee devices have been offline all day. EDIT: here is the screenshot: http://zpr.io/6SmC.png http://zpr.io/6SmC.png
aspensmonster 13y ago
>Hacked by Shadow_Haxor >Contact Me:https://www.facebook.com/Shad0whax0r https://www.facebook.com/Shad0whax0r GTFO.