Morgan Freeman – the actor famous for his roles in The Shawshank Redemption, Se7en, Million Dollar Baby and many others – is alive and well, but unfortunately, he joined the ranks of celebrities declared dead in hoaxes circulating on social media websites.
“At about 5 p.m. ET on Thursday,... [read more >>] Every once in a while pranksters decide to declare someone – usually a popular individual – dead. This time it’s the turn of comedian Bill Cosby and Bill Bye, also known as The Science Guy.
Bill Cosby has “died” numerous times before and judging by the tweets posted by his fan... [read more >>] The fact that Gabby Douglas won two gold medals in Women’s Gymnastics at the London 2012 Olympics has already become a topic that’s used by cybercriminals. They’re sending out spam messages which claim that the gymnast faces a lifetime ban for using drugs.
Entitled “Huge scandal wi... [read more >>] How do you react if you receive an email from a company that claims you can make easy money by purchasing and selling Facebook shares? Whatever your answer may be now, we’ll make sure to give you the right one by the end of this article.
Security experts from Symantec have come across a new scam emai... [read more >>] Wikipedia representatives warn users that if they see advertisements on the site, their computers are most likely infected with a piece of malware.
“We never run ads on Wikipedia. Wikipedia is funded by more than a million donors, who give an average donation of less than 30 dollars,” Philippe ... [read more >>] A Twitter account allegedly owned by Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the wife of the former president of France, caused a lot of buzz yesterday when it announced the death of Margaret Thatcher.
“S.E.l'Ambassadeur du Royaume-Uni nous annonce en ce moment la mort de Lady Margareth Thatcher,” wrote the ... [read more >>] Fake contests that purport to be sponsored by a reputable company are not new, but now, cybercriminals that launch such campaigns have turned their attention to mobile phone owners. In one instance, to ensure the success of the operation, they use the name and reputation of Apple.
“Congratulations, Y... [read more >>] UCLA's IT Security staff have neutralized spam emails that advertised a so-called social network named the “UCLA Collaborative Network.” The same type of scheme has been targeting other educational institutions such as the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, USC, Columbia Univ... [read more >>] After The Wall Street Journal published an article in which the National Security Agency (NSA) expressed its concerns regarding the potential threat posed by Anonymous to the United States’ national power grid, the hackers and their supporters started spamming the media company’s official Facebo... [read more >>] I know it hasn’t been long since I wrote about the latest fraudulent emails that target American Airlines customers, but these scams recorded a considerable increase and that’s why I think this is a good opportunity to remind everyone of the plots. Also, we’ll take a look at the company&rs... [read more >>] |
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