There was a thread about nytimes.com getting hacked [1], where it was discovered what appeared to be malware on the site to which the NYTimes.com site was redir

There was a thread about nytimes.com getting hacked [1], where it was discovered what appeared to be malware on the site to which the NYTimes.com site was redirected. By linking to a hacked site, you expose everyone to possible malware or other targeted attacks. Sure, this could work for any popular content submitted here, but I think the threat might be higher for a hacked site. A second example, would be where Facebook and Apple employees were likely targeted and hacked by visiting iPhoneDevSDK, where their computers were compromised by Java exploit [2]. HN attracts lots of tech folks from all over the place (apple, google, facebook, startups, etc) and would be a ripe target, similar to the iPhoneDevSDK incident. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6288051 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6288051 [2] http://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/02/19/facebook-apple-employees-visited-iphonedevsdk-where-their-computers-were-compromised-by-java-exploit/ http://thenextweb.com/apple/2013/02/19/facebook-apple-employ...