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Crunchyroll.com Hijacked, Distribute Malware

Crunchyroll.com was taken offline this morning due to a hack that caused visitors to be prompted to download a desktop version of their software. This software, though, was not as it seemed because it also included malware that was installed along with it. When the Crunchyroll staff in Germany woke up this morning they were greeted with news that something was not quite right with the site. Due to this they started issuing alerts telling visitors to stay away from the site for the time being. And for our English-speaking audience Please DO NOT access our website at the current time. We are aware of the issues and are working on it — Crunchyroll.de (@Crunchyroll_de)  November 4, 2017 While the hack was ongoing, visitors were greeted with a prompt to download and try a new desktop application. This desktop application was not one offered by the site themselves, but one being offered by the hackers in order to distribute malware. Crunchyroll.com During the Hack Source:...