FYI!!! In case you start getting re-directed to porn sites.
Maybe the admin got hacked?
Images:
First, some random video show up, I'm not gonna watch it in case its NSFL content.
Second, the website tries to redirect me, but uBlock Origin blocked it
The Front Page
Side Bar got messed up.
Everything else seems fine, here is the signup page with the Lemmy Version visible.
Also notable comment from the Original Post:
Yea, I switched to this alt. It appears to be one of the assistant admins accts. Seems like an old fashioned anon prank, to me, they’re mainly just trying to make stuff offensive and redirect people to lemonparty.
So, y’know, old school.
I don’t know if any data is actually in danger, but I doubt it. I don’t see why assistant admins would need access to it.
Edit: Someone else said an admin's credentials was compromised:
One of the admin accounts appears to have been compromised. The owner/other admins appear to be aware now because that account had its admin access revoked and offending posts are being removed.
Definitely opens up a big question about the security of Lemmy instances that I am sure will be discussed over the next few days.
@db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com be careful with making admins. And secure your passwords, use 2fa, etc...
Edit 2: Now the entire front page is filled with posts regarding the lemmy.world hack. Interesting...
The XSS was due to custom emojis. We had some, but the attacker needed a local account to perform the exploit and either they were discouraged by our application registration, or didn't pass it as I didn't see anything worrying here. We have removed the custom emojis now so hopefully we're safe.
But on the downside, as long as it is a vulnerability that's not instance-specific or could be federated, you'll have to investigate not one network / database / server cluster / software stack / user group / etc., but possibly hundreds or thousands, operated by mostly amateurs with very different levels of knowledge, living in very different time zones, having different availability.
from the official statement from lemmy.world: "Update While we believe the admins accounts were what they were after, it could be that other users accounts were compromised. Your cookie could have been ‘stolen’ and the hacker could have had access to your account, creating posts and comments under your name, and accessing/changing your settings (which shows your e-mail)."
So yes, they very well could get my information, I dont think you know how shit works.
Data most definitely exists on the server. It has to be stored somewhere. Email is federated, too, but your inbox can certainly reach a limit of its allotted storage.