Lenovo’s security headaches continued Wednesday as the PC maker’s website fell victim to a cyberattack, just days after the PC maker apologized for preloading software on some of its PCs that leaves them vulnerable to malware attacks.

Instead of the typical introduction to the company’s products, the website displayed a message Wednesday afternoon indicating the site was down for maintenance. Users attempting to visit the site earlier in the afternoon were treated to a slideshow that led to a Twitter account criticizing Lenovo for its involvement with the adware Superfish.

Lenovo did not immediately respond to a request for comment but confirmed the security breach in a statement to the Wall Street Journal.

“Unfortunately, Lenovo has been the victim of a cyber attack,” the company said. “One effect of this attack was to redirect traffic from the Lenovo website. We are also actively investigating other aspects of the attack. We are responding and have already restored certain functionality to our public facing website.”

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