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PSA: Lemmy.world has been compromised! (Edit: Multiple Instances are down) (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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[โ€“] teft@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Looked like the admin u/MichelleG over there got hacked. That account posted a couple stickied posts and then all the css and links started changing on the site.

[โ€“] redcalcium@c.calciumlabs.com 4 points 1 year ago

You would think an admin account would have 2fa enabled (unless the hack was due to a security issue in lemmy itself, but it doesn't seem to be the case).