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Newegg.com compromised!

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   Newegg.com has been compromised by a nasty "flash upgrade" pop up that leads to malicious software. DO NOT ACCEPT!!! Redit link 1: https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapcsales/comments/3sva4q/meta_allegedly_newegg_has_been_hacked_and_it_is/ Original source: http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/newegg-appears-to-be-infected-with-some-kind-of-social-engineering-hack.217568/ Someone has encountered the problem with Kasperski (sorry for mentioning another vendor! But this needed to be said) (Care of Jetster At Tech Power up forums) Here's a handy report on the IP address this attack is originating from http://urlquery.net/report.php?id=1447553569796 Please see there lots of IPs to block in your firewalls to further secure yourselves from other malware/attacks as well. I blocked in my hardware and software firewalls and hostsfiles as well. I suggest y'all do so too For all that want to contact the owners of the IP address where the attacks origina...