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Hijacking the PS5's RTMP stream
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Hijacking the PS5's RTMP stream

The gist

A developer says the PS5's RTMP stream can be hijacked by controlling DNS.
The writeup drew Hacker News and Lobsters chatter, but Sony has not responded.

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 22, 2026A DNS log shows the PS5 querying ingest.global-contribute.live-video.net, which replied that aps30.contribute.live-video.net is 35.55.13.0.
  2. date unknownYash Garg publishes a technical breakdown on his blog explaining how the PS5's RTMP stream can reportedly be hijacked.
  3. Sep 28, 2026A Hacker News post "Hijacking the PS5's RTMP Stream" (yashgarg.dev) is submitted by ibobev, at 5 points and 46 minutes old at capture; The Revision reports the writeup picked up traction on Hacker News, sitting at 33 points and two comments as of Monday.

Sources

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