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by biot 4951 days ago
If you suspect a site has been compromised, wouldn't a better approach be to submit this as a text article explaining your reasons rather than linking to the affected site? Depending on the nature of the hack, the title could easily have been:

  Was Tumblr hacked in order to do drive-by malware installs? (tumblr.com)
Now everyone who clicks is potentially at risk.
3 comments

Indeed, it was kind of stupid from the submitter.
Thanks God I click on it while on Linux :)
It's a Javascript worm, your OS doesn't matter. (I think)
Yes, Linux saves you from javascript malware.