A number of Tumblr accounts appear to be compromised and are now filled with offensive, spam blog posts. Buzzfeed has screenshots of the mayhem.
It also appears possible that visiting a compromised Tumblr page can affect a user’s account. So far, the best strategy to keep a Tumblr blog safe might be to stay off the site for the time being.
Tumblr tweeted from its main Twitter account that it is aware of the issue and is currently investigating it, calling it a “viral post circulating on Tumblr.” The company hasn’t responded to a request for comment or clarification.
We’ll update the post as we find out more throughout the day.
Here’s the message from Tumblr, via its Twitter page:
We are aware that there is a viral post circulating on Tumblr. We are working to resolve the issue as swiftly as possible. Thank you.
not being funny but in an age where the average person is pretty well-informed on viruses and online threats you'd have to be pretty stupid to have your account stolen over something like this lol
99% of tumblr users will be fine as long as you have an ounce of common sense.
not being funny but in an age where the average person is pretty well-informed on viruses and online threats you'd have to be pretty stupid to have your account stolen over something like this lol
99% of tumblr users will be fine as long as you have an ounce of common sense.
Pretty much this.
Just trying to alert people who may not know any better
