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Avoid the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation website

BelanosBelanos Member Posts: 968
edited November 2014 in Off-Topic
I was just reading an article there and got a popup notice telling me that I had been hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army. I immediately shut down my browser and ran a Malwarebytes scan, but fortunately nothing came up. The popup had a button titled OK, which by no means should you click on. Just shut down your browser. Until the CBC shuts the door on these hackers, it would probably be a good idea to avoid their site for now.

It seems the BBC has article about the attack, it's been happening to a number of different sites:

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30232899
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  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,315
    Seems fine now.
  • old_jolly2old_jolly2 Member Posts: 453
    The name is funny though. Will you take offense if i like the post ?
  • BelanosBelanos Member Posts: 968
    Not at all. Reading about them on the BBC, they strike as just a bunch of clowns with some savvy tech skills. Rebels without a clue.
  • deltagodeltago Member Posts: 7,811
    Hey look at that,

    Another reason for the CBC to ask for more tax money.

    Yay....
  • BelanosBelanos Member Posts: 968
    I just read an article about it on the CBC. Apparently it wasn't them who were hacked but Gigya, a service that the site uses. The issue has been fixed.
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