Warning Looks like The daily caller website hacked
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J.Patrick Harris (@onejimharris) December 22, 2012Uh oh. Looks like The Daily Caller is experiencing some technical difficulties this morning. Google Chrome users report a malware warning when they try to access the site:
Google Chrome has blocked Daily Caller says it contains Malware—
Barbara Espinosa (@1Barbara1) December 22, 2012
@DailyCaller Just letting you know that Google Chrome currently has your site blocked due to malware?? I doubt you do….—
David Bustle (@DaveBustle) December 22, 2012
@DailyCaller : I am getting a malware warning when trying to go to your site.—
Dave Waters (@DaveWatersVO) December 22, 2012
Chrome just told me @DailyCaller site contains malware? o.O—
Steve Barnett (@SteveInRTP) December 22, 2012
Here’s one of the messages that’s popping up when Daily Caller links are clicked:
No official word from the Daily Caller Twitter feed, but a tipster tells us Tucker Carlson is aware of the problem and says it’s being addressed.
Update:
A confirmation that Firefox is also returning the warning message:
Yep, w Chrome and FireFox RT @TwitchyTeam: Daily Caller readers report malware warning when trying to visit the site bit.ly/103a8cY—
(@DanRiehl) December 22, 2012
And Safari:
Yup, Got same warning w safari“@TwitchyTeam: Daily Caller readers report malware warning when trying to visit the site bit.ly/103a8cY”—
Matthew Vaughn (@MagnumMutt) December 22, 2012
One person reports that the site comes up fine in the Opera browser:
@DanRiehl @TwitchyTeam I get it fine in Opera, which is a VERY secure browser…#just_sayin'—
Im a Linda too (@ImaLindatoo) December 22, 2012
Another tweeted that the Kindle Fire is allowing access:
@DanRiehl @TwitchyTeam I got onto Daily Call site with no prob on my Kindle Fire—
valerie (@valsocal) December 22, 2012
Even if your browser allows you to access The Daily Caller, caution is probably a good idea for now. Twitchy will update when more information is available.
Update:
The Daily Caller is working on a fix.
TheDC is experiencing some technical difficulties this morning. We apologize for any inconvenience and we are working to fix it!—
The Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) December 22, 2012