FreeRepublic has been hacked

[Jeff Chandler]

I get a warning when I click on:

Backlash Grows Over Male Transvestite Greeting Children at Disneyland

[Vermont Lt]

It’s not FR that’s been hacked.

I would question anyone going to a site named that to begin with. But, there are lots of blogs using red meat titles to get clicks.

[Zathras]

Thanks for the heads up Jeff!
You never raise the red flag unless is possibly real.

[cephalopod]

I am using Brave and getting the same screen from the link you provided. Have had no issues with other threads (so far).

[linMcHlp]

I occasionally have trouble with FreeRepublic, because of a webpage having a mixed bag of HTTP / HTTPS. The padlock icon will swap out for a red circle. But, all I have to do is reload the webpage 1, or 2, or sometimes 3 times, and the padlock icon displays again: OK.

I do not know what the particulars are, causing that security issue. It happens, and I make sure it is NOT happening before I sign on to FR.

[GOPJ]

Thanks for the warning.

[tomkat]

Goolag is your problem.
Try/use a different browser.

/.02

[Drago]

Yeah, Google doesn’t make it easy to see if a site is on their “malicious list”...all I could find was their “API” link that allows Browser coders to access the list:

https://developers.google.com/safe-browsing/v4/lists
and
https://safebrowsing.google.com

The top blocked sites:
https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/security-research/look-top-websites-blocked

No idea if “jimjambo.com” is on the Google list.

[roving]

No problem on my end

[markman46]

Switch to brave

[samiam5]

Are you logged in?

Seriously, I’ve been using brave for several years. It seems rock solid.

[mabarker1]

Google is the enemy.

I am quite well aware of that fact.

Cease and desist.

Cease and desist what exactly ?

Is there something I am missing ?

[Gene Eric]

prolly image links

thanks

[Timber Rattler]

I got the same warning and a flag from my anti-virus/anti-malware software so it’s not a fluke.

[SunkenCiv]

I wholeheartedly agree.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Jimjambo.com is my site. It’s hosted by a company called Turbify. Before that , it was Verizon. Before that, it was Yahoo Business. I pay a quarterly fee and use it to store images.

Occasionally, the secure server certificate has a problem. If my images from my site are causing this much trouble, then I’m not getting my money’s worth. I will stop linking to the pictures, and I will get the service discontinued at my earliest convenience.

Message to Turbify: Die, corporate scum.

[Drago]

Naah, keep the domain name...provides a nice way to host photos and get email addresses “@Jimjambo.com”. You might want to consider moving your domain name/site to another provider tho...I use “Pair Networks”....not the absolute cheapest, but rock solid reliability and customer service...”shared server” hosting as low as $7.95/mo.:

https://www.pair.com/solutions/shared/

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

That’s what I was thinking. I can keep the name registered with ICANN while ditching Turbify. That way, I can link to my pics without freaking out half ofFR.