Bomb Threat Bitcoin Demands Cause Disruption, Evacuations
An email campaign is demanding large sums of money in return for not blowing up schools, banks and businesses. Continue reading Bomb Threat Bitcoin Demands Cause Disruption, Evacuations
Category Archives: Hoax
Smashing Security #108: Hoaxes, Huawei and chatbots – with Mikko Hyppönen
The curious case of George Duke-Cohan, Huawei’s CFO finds herself in hot water, and the crazy world of mobile phone mental health apps.
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by comput… Continue reading Smashing Security #108: Hoaxes, Huawei and chatbots – with Mikko Hyppönen
Three years in jail for teenager who spammed out school bomb threats
British teenager George Duke-Cohan has been jailed for three years for making hoax bomb threats that closed hundreds of schools up and down the UK.
Continue reading Three years in jail for teenager who spammed out school bomb threats
WhatsApp ‘martinelli’ warning is a hoax, don’t forward it
A WhatsApp chain letter is warning of a malware-packing video called “martinelli”, and selling its lie with a grain of truth. Continue reading WhatsApp ‘martinelli’ warning is a hoax, don’t forward it
Don’t fall for the Facebook ‘2nd friend request’ hoax
Cloned accounts are a real thing, but this viral message isn’t. Don’t forward it! Continue reading Don’t fall for the Facebook ‘2nd friend request’ hoax
Beware: WhatsApp scammers target children with ‘Olivia’ porn message
“I can send a picture where all of us are together,” says “Olivia,” before sending a porn URL. Tell kids not to click! Continue reading Beware: WhatsApp scammers target children with ‘Olivia’ porn message
Teen hacker admits to SWATting schools, airline flight
The teenager made bomb threats to schools, and to a flight between the UK and San Francisco while it was in mid-air. Continue reading Teen hacker admits to SWATting schools, airline flight
Facebook news feed changes – it’s a hoax!
One scoop of “copy & paste to screw with the algorithm” between two slices of “limiting news feed posts to 25 friends”. A baloney sandwich! Continue reading Facebook news feed changes – it’s a hoax!
Social media rumors lead to PepsiCo lawsuit
…so take down those 3,412 Facebook links, 20,244 Facebook posts, 242 YouTube videos, 6 Instagram links, and 562 tweets … by court order. Continue reading Social media rumors lead to PepsiCo lawsuit
The WannaCrypt ransomware scam – what you need to know [PODCAST]
A hoax about ransomware called “WannaCrypt” has been widely spammed out. But is an attack of this sort technically possible? Continue reading The WannaCrypt ransomware scam – what you need to know [PODCAST]