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garybeck

(9,942 posts)
Tue Oct 2, 2012, 02:00 PM Oct 2012

ThinkProgress.Org has been hacked

Tried to go to thinkprogress.org and got a warning that the site has malware.

this happened to my site a few times. it doesn't mean they are doing it. The site is hacked.

If anyone knows the folks there, might want to give them a call.

It's not easy to remove hacked malware from a website.

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ThinkProgress.Org has been hacked (Original Post) garybeck Oct 2012 OP
Here's an update from TP.org Panasonic Oct 2012 #1
Yeah, it did look like a Google redirect issue. BumRushDaShow Oct 2012 #3
Man - you're right aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2012 #2
Yikes... SoapBox Oct 2012 #4
I got the malware warning trying to open an article about KOCH BROS. I just figured they had summerschild Oct 2012 #5
 

Panasonic

(2,921 posts)
1. Here's an update from TP.org
Tue Oct 2, 2012, 02:02 PM
Oct 2012

RESOLVING OUR TECH ISSUES | We’ve confirmed with Google the source of the problem and removed it. The site is back up and safe, though the error message will display until Google rescans.

BumRushDaShow

(129,091 posts)
3. Yeah, it did look like a Google redirect issue.
Tue Oct 2, 2012, 02:05 PM
Oct 2012

The losers will probably escalate their foaming meltdown with more of this type of thing.

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
2. Man - you're right
Tue Oct 2, 2012, 02:03 PM
Oct 2012

My McAfee anti-virus software issued a strong warning to not go there when I tried to click on the site. Terrible.

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)
4. Yikes...
Tue Oct 2, 2012, 02:08 PM
Oct 2012

I was there earlier this morning, with the desktop machine and was getting a weird message about Java.

Norton didn't say anything.

Have I screwed myself?

summerschild

(725 posts)
5. I got the malware warning trying to open an article about KOCH BROS. I just figured they had
Tue Oct 2, 2012, 03:23 PM
Oct 2012

found another way to suppress truth!

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