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[-] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 9 months ago

If TPB tells you to download a malicious MKV file, it might be specially crafted to exploit a vulnerability in your video player. For instance, VLC had a vulnerability in 2019: https://www.videolan.org/security/sa1901.html

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