[LRUG] link on lrug site to a malicious site

Paolo Fabbri jabawack81 at gmail.com
Mon Oct 14 05:47:23 PDT 2024


Hi Dan,

Thanks for the heads-up. After some tests, we realized that the link used
an HTTP link instead of HTTP*S*, so we updated the page. The problem seems
solved, and the link takes you to the correct page without any nefarious
deviation.

Regards
Paolo
LRUG Organising Team

On Mon, 14 Oct 2024 at 10:04, Dan SB <dansimbed at gmail.com> wrote:

> a warning that I followed a link on the code of conduct page of the lrug
> site:
> 'If you’re still in need of clarification, there are a number
> <https://us.pycon.org/2012/codeofconduct/> of good
> <http://theangryblackwoman.com/2009/10/01/the-dos-and-donts-of-being-a-good-ally/>
>  resources online <http://www.shakesville.com/2010/01/feminism-101.html> which
> we...'
> the 'good' links to:
>
> http://theangryblackwoman.com/2009/10/01/the-dos-and-donts-of-being-a-good-ally
> From there, i clicked something to notionally confirm I am not a robot and
> ended up with some scam message repeatedly popping up in my browser, which
> was a bit worrying but I think I've got rid of ok following the advice
> here
> <https://www.reddit.com/r/antivirus/comments/vk4zy5/is_this_malware_or_a_virus_i_keep_getting_these/>
> .
>
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