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Author: Stephen
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Subject: Re: foxnews.com hacked?
Normal for me now.

On Sunday, June 9, 2013, Derek Trotter wrote:

> Today I tried opening a link at foxnews.com.
>
> http://wwwfoxnews.com/tech/**slideshow/2013/06/08/mind-**
> meld-top-brain-controlled-**techs/<http://wwwfoxnews.com/tech/slideshow/2013/06/08/mind-meld-top-brain-controlled-techs/>
>
> The link I saw at http://www.foxnews.com/ has a picture of some guy with
> a hat on and the words "brain-controlled tech" below it. I clicked the
> link and was taken to another site asking me to take a survey. I closed
> the browser and tried again. This time it also took me to another site,
> but told me I needed to update my flash player immediately. Of course I
> didn't. I'm interested in finding out whether or not there's something
> going wrong with my computer or if foxnews.com got hacked. Could at
> least one of you try the link and see if you get the same thing? I'm
> interested in whether my computer has a malware infection, foxnews got
> hacked or if somebody there is up to no good. Also I tried my vpn account
> to get IP addresses is this country and elsewhere. I always get the same
> dodgy site. I checked my /etc/hosts file and nothing is there that I
> didn't put there. Also clamav didn't find anything.
>
> With another thread in mind, I'm wondering if the NSA is messing with Fox
> News.
>
> --
> "I get my copy of the daily paper, look at the obituaries page, and if I’m
> not there, I carry on as usual."
>
> Patrick Moore
>
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