Torrents Time could let attackers control what you stream in your browser
Feb12
on February 12, 2016
at 7:32 am
If you use the Torrents Time browser plugin to stream videos from torrents on trackers like The Pirate Bay, you probably already know that’s illegal. But it’s potentially dangerous to use as well. Developer Andrew Sampson, who gave us apps for simulating fullscreen mode for windowed games and a way to decide what to watch on Netflix, has found glaring issues in Torrents Time’s code. According to Sampson, the plugin appears to be attempting to run an entire torrent client in your browser. Because it’s poorly coded, it misuses the cross-origin resource sharing (CORS) mechanism and could allow malicious sites…
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