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Zbot Pushers Claim Eminem Is Dead Security researchers warn that cybercriminals are employing fake rumors of Eminem's death to infect users with the Zbot trojan. A fake CBS News mail claiming to link to footage of his car crash is actually directing unsuspecting victims to a malicious website.Fake news of Eminem, also known as Slim Shady, one of... 29 June 2010 05:28 GMT Bill Cosby Death Rumor Used to Push Scareware Security researchers warn that searching for information about the rumored death of famous comedian and actor Bill Cosby has a high chance of leading to scareware. Fake CNN news report sites were artificially promoted to the top of the search results.A false rumor that Bill Cosby, 72, was found dead by his wife in hi... 8 February 2010 10:35 GMT Kanye West Car Crash Rumor Exploited to Push Malware A fake report that Kanye West died in a bizarre car crash in Los Angeles made its way onto the net yesterday evening sending hoards of users googling and twittering about it. Cybercrooks reacted promptly by hijacking search results on the subject and pushing scareware.The bogus report was apparently the work of 4chan... 21 October 2009 09:48 GMT