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PSA: Lemmy.world has been compromised! (Edit: Multiple Instances are down) (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by G59@lemmy.ml to c/fediverse@lemmy.ml
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FYI!!! In case you start getting re-directed to porn sites.

Maybe the admin got hacked?

edit: lemmy.blahaj.zone has also been hacked. beehaw.org is also down, possibly intentionally by their admins until the issue is fixed.

Post discussing the point of vulnerability: https://lemmy.ml/post/1896249

Github Issue created here: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ui/issues/1895

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[–] tarjeezy@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Really hoping it's "only" redirecting to offensive sites, and not to malware. I got redirected a few times, before I closed my browser.

[–] hawkwind@lemmy.management 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

TBF modern browsers are remarkably secure from being a vector to pwn your computer these days.

EDIT: I don't endorse hanging out on a compromised lemmy.world. Focus on the implication for the bigger lemmyverse though. A hack coming through to you is unlikely.

[–] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I sure hope so

~ Sent via Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP

[–] klyde@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

You can't get malware or viruses just by visiting a site