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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 [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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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[โ€“] JackbyDev 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If it was just DNS that doesn't mean too much. If it was just DNS it seems to be back up. It's like changing the number in a phone book.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

It was a JavaScript injection to the site's sidebar and top announcement section