You may have seen warnings similar to the attached image while using Google Search, News, etc. HEED THESE WARNINGS; they're part of Google's efforts to ensure you have a safe browsing experience on the internet.

As in this case, warnings can be posted about ANY legitimate website, as malware writers can hack ANY legitimate site and add malicious code.      Warning details (as of Feb 4, 2013):
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The Website Ahead Contains Malware!

Google Chrome has blocked access to articles.latimes.com for now. Even if you have visited this website safely in the past, visiting it now is very likely to infect your computer with malware.
Malware is malicious software that causes things like identity theft, financial loss, and permanent file deletion.

What is the current listing status for articles.latimes.com?
Site is listed as suspicious - visiting this web site may harm your computer.

What happened when Google visited this site?
Of the 4288 pages we tested on the site over the past 90 days, 336 page(s) resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without user consent. The last time Google visited this site was on 2013-02-04, and the last time suspicious content was found on this site was on 2013-02-03. Malicious software is hosted on 3 domain(s), including ads.zitaholdings.com/, openx.org/, d1.rumbaypelo.com/.

Has this site acted as an intermediary resulting in further distribution of malware?
Over the past 90 days, articles.latimes.com appeared to function as an intermediary for the infection of 25 site(s) including lat.ms/, t.co/, perfectmarket.com/.

Has this site hosted malware?
No, this site has not hosted malicious software over the past 90 days.

How did this happen?
In some cases, third parties can add malicious code to legitimate sites, which would cause us to show the warning message.