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Hijacking the PS5's RTMP stream

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  1. londons_explore · · focus · HN ↗
    Kinda sad that it's 2026 and this data still goes over the internet unencrypted...

    RTMP and all the video and audio protocols behind it aren't trivial either - I bet there are hundreds of exploits waiting to be found that any three letter agency sitting on the internet can use to take over your PS5 and all credentials stored within too...

    1. dylanger · · focus · HN ↗
      It is pretty wild that RTMP without any TLS is a thing, anyone in the chain, ISPs etc could just sit there and log all RTMP traffic and tap the stream at any time.
      1. hjkloinxbdj · · focus · HN ↗
        This is not correct, twitch (AWS IVS) supports rtmps.

        The OP didn’t intercept rtmp url, they intercepted the discovery endpoint.

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