Re: File sharing with Bittorrent: what possible security threads?

["Razi Shaban" <razishaban () gmail com>]

I think the most common and worrisome problem you'll face is Hippard's
#1, the embedded malware etc.

Most of the rest are things that are quite dangerous, but not as
likely to occur.

--
razi


On 26 Mar 2008 14:36:35 -0000, hibbard () wapa gov <hibbard () wapa gov> wrote:
> There are a ton of security problems in Bittorrent.
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>  1) As you mentioned embedded malware, trojans and other nasties in the files that people are downloading.
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>  2) Bittorrent clients have had some security flaws exposed in them recently. Utorrent recently had a flaw that 
> allowed an attacker to execute code.
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>  3) Bittorrent sites are not that secure. Many users will use a common password for everything. When a bittorrent 
> site gets hacked and user accounts passwords are exposed, it leads to account hijackings elsewhere.
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>  4) When you are downloading/uploading, your IP address is visible to the everyone in the same download. You know the 
> problems with that.
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>  5) The legal implications. See number 4 on how you get caught. Bittorrent is the new Napster, Kazaa, Limewire, 
> eDonkey. Everyone is using it now and it has the attention of the world at the moment.
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>  6) Bittorrent is not liked among the higher level "release" groups. There is an ongoing war between the "elitist" 
> hackers who are the first to crack software and strictly use FTP to share amongst themselves and bittorrent sites. 
> They get mad when they see their releases that were only meant for their groups ending up on bittorrent sites. They 
> wage war on the sites and problems 1-4 are of even greater concern.
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>  Those are some basics that I can think of.