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Re:Tool to cheat on any Skillz-based game, including cash games by fire on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @07:32PM (#34798366)
As far as I can tell, all this does is mitm yourself so the proxy server can change the data being sent to the server, which is like, the most basic of possible ways to cheat a game, and only works on games that fully trust the client and have absolutely no server-side validation. Yikes
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Re:Tool to cheat on any Skillz-based game, including cash games by brianhama on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @07:54PM (#34798550)
You're absolutely correct. I was stunned how little security they employ.
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Re:Tool to cheat on any Skillz-based game, including cash games by greshake on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @08:04PM (#34798637)
Good job, they definitely look shady as hell. Did you consider doing responsible disclosure and doing a write-up after? Aren't you worried about any retaliation? I'm pretty sure this type of company has a decent amount of money to spend on legal cases..
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Re:Tool to cheat on any Skillz-based game, including cash games by brianhama on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @08:07PM (#34798673)
Everything I said about them is true. I’ve been sued before.
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