• tarjeezy@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    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
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      1 year ago

      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.

    • klyde
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      1 year ago

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