I've not come across it before. If it helps any i always install flash block https://chrome.google.com/webstore/d...aignabnl?hl=en
It blocks all flash unless you tell it not to it's great for keeping annoying adverts away and it stops sites that auto-play video at you which i do not like. It won't fix your problem but you might find it helpful anyway.
All the best
Dave
From a readers' Q and A column in TV GUIDE: "If we get involved in a nuclear war, would the electromagnetic pulses from exploding bombs damage my videotapes?"