Beware! It's a Cyber World

Anonymous take down several websites, including FBI and DoJ, reacting to Megaupload crackdown

2012-01-19T23:17:00.000-08:00

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Legalization of Cannabis Story on 'JustPaste.It' Proved to be a Hoax for Invalid Sources

2011-12-21T07:14:00.000-08:00

The news of legalization of cannabis and regulation of its marketing in Sweden makes quick inroads into different social networks. The news spread like a jungle fire around the globe through internet and generates mixed kind of reaction. Hoax Story of Legalization of Cannabis in Sweden It has been reported on Monday (Dec. 19) that the Swedish Parliament has just approved new legislation which

Health Warning Hoax from Dubai Health Authority -- Skin Cancer Caused by Scratch Card Coating

2011-11-29T09:18:00.000-08:00

Beware! Its a Cyber World -- Summary: A health warning message purportedly from Dubai Health Authority is spreading on different social networks like Facebook and LinkedIn. The message, in the form of an image, warned in English and Arabic languages that scratch card coating can cause skin cancer if removed by the nails. The message is also spreading through email and looks like below: Health

"Alien Skull" Discovered in Peru by Renato Davila Riquelme -- Reality or Hoax..??

2011-11-24T00:44:00.000-08:00

Peruvian anthropologist Renato Davila Riquelme has discovered the remains of an unidentified creature with a "triangle shaped" mummified elongated skull nearly as large as its 20-inch-tall body in the city of Andahuaylillas in the southern province of Quispicanchi. "Alien Skull" Discovered in Peru by Renato Davila Riquelme The discovery has been creating quite a buzz, and according to

Beware! Here Comes the Duqu Virus after Stuxnet

2011-11-13T22:10:00.000-08:00

A computer virus based on Stuxnet has been detected, claimed by Iran yesterday (Sunday, Nov. 13), which is dubbed as Duqu. Stuxnet virus hit Iran’s computers in 2010 and its damages couldn’t still wipe out completely. Beware! Here Comes Duqu Virus after Stuxnet Gholamreza Jalali, the head of Iran’s civil defense organization, told the official IRNAnews agency that they were in the starting

Cyber Criminals May Try to Cash in Death News of Moammar Gaddafi

2011-10-20T10:17:00.000-07:00

As the web world buzzing around with the death news of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi; photos and videos of what appears to be his severely wounded dead body also started circulating on internet and social networking sites – like Facebook and Twitter. ch_client = "shamoood"; ch_width = 336; ch_height = 280; ch_type = "mpu"; ch_sid = "Chitika Default"; ch_backfill = 1;

Latest Phishing Scam: Account Update Warning Notification From PayPal

2011-10-18T10:38:00.000-07:00

Beware! Its a Cyber World -- Account Update Warning Notification From PayPal  Today I received the following warning notification, apparently from PayPal, asking to update the PayPal account information. It's a latest Phishing Scam

THINK BEFORE YOU CLICK -- Cyber/Online Scams Using the Words of Steve Jobs Death and Funeral

2011-10-08T14:14:00.000-07:00

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Hackers Group Anonymous Vows to Take Down New York Stock Exchange on October 10

2011-10-05T11:42:00.000-07:00

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Beware! Don't open email about Michael Jackson Death Trial

2011-10-01T20:20:00.000-07:00

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Facebook 'Price Grid' Membership Message -- Just a Hoax: Sophos

2011-09-26T02:46:00.000-07:00

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Facebook Start Charging Due to New Profile Changes -- Latest Hoax Message Being Circulated in September 2011

2011-09-25T23:23:00.000-07:00

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Fanbox Promotion/Award Scam -- Fanbox Itself Being Used to Scam Fanbox Users

2011-09-11T13:38:00.000-07:00

Beware! Its a Cyber World -- Fanbox Promotion/Award Scam I shared lot of scams and spam mails on my blog 'Internet Fraud and Cyber Scams'; but today I'm going to share a weird mail/message which I received in my Fanbox inbox. The screen shot of the message is given below: <!-- google_ad_client = "pub-9082825935713687"; /* 468x15, created 6/17/11 */ google_ad_slot = "7627615281";

White Gift Box with Blue Lace/Ribbon - Latest Facebook FarmVille Virus Threat Hoax

2011-09-05T00:47:00.000-07:00

Beware! It’s a Cyber World – 'White Gift Box with a Blue Ribbon/Lace' Facebook FarmVille Virus Warning: Summary Message circulating on Facebook users especially among FarmVille online gamers that warns about the threat of a virus associated with the opening of a ‘White Gift Box Tied Up with Blue Lace’. Further the recipient is being asked to re-post the message on his/her wall to get aware his/

Facebook Prayer Request for a 5-year-old Girl Harly/Harley A. Andrews Hit by a Car - - Reality or Hoax..??

2011-08-31T00:57:00.000-07:00

Beware! It’s a Cyber World – Prayer Request for a 5-year-old Girl Harly A. Andrews Hit by a Car: Summary A prayer request message circulating on social media sites, including Facebook and Twitter, about a 5-year-old girl Harly A Andrews severely injured after hitting by a car and currently being treated in intensive care. <!-- google_ad_client = "pub-9082825935713687"; /* 300x250, created

Reality of Facebook Health Warning Message about Black and White POISONOUS Caterpillars

2011-08-30T19:35:00.000-07:00

Beware! It’s a Cyber World - - Facebook Warning About Black and White Venomous Catterpillar: Summary  Black and White Fluffy Hickory Tussock Caterpillar <!-- google_ad_client = "pub-9082825935713687"; /* 468x15,

Social Media Protest Message for Ignoring First Responders to 9/11 Disaster in 10th Memorial Ceremony at Ground Zero

2011-08-24T18:52:00.000-07:00

Beware! It’s a Cyber World - - First Responders Overlooked for 9/11 memorial ceremony at Ground Zero: Summary A message is circulating on Facebook and other social networks to protest the double standards of the organizers of 10th anniversary of 9/11 memorial ceremony for not inviting those who were among the first responders to the 9/11 disaster 10 years back. <!-- google_ad_client = "pub-

Prayer Request for 5-year-old Diego Mendez Injured Due to Fall of TV on His Head - Reality or Hoax

2011-08-24T17:39:00.000-07:00

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Scratching Recharge Card Coating (Silver Nitro Oxide) with Nails Causes Cancer - - Reality or Hoax ..??

2011-08-13T21:47:00.000-07:00

Beware! It’s a Cyber World - - Summary: Scratching Recharge Card Coating (Silver Nitro Oxide) with Nails Causes Cancer  Scratch Card Skin Cancer Warning A warning message started spreading first on Facebook, through

Cyber Attack on Smartphones Increasing - - Google's Android Under Hackers' Threat After iPhone

2011-08-08T00:34:00.000-07:00

LAS VEGAS — Hackers are out to stymie your smartphone.  Last week, security researchers uncovered yet another strain of malicious software aimed at smartphones that run Google’s popular Android operating system. The application not

Reality of the Warning Messages Regarding Bottle BOMBs Containing Drano (Drain-o)

2011-08-04T21:56:00.000-07:00

Beware! It’s a Cyber World - - Summary:  A message is circulating which claims that plastic bottle containing Drano, tin foil and specific amount of water can be found anywhere in unsuspecting people’s houses where any stranger can

Identity Theft: The Latest Groing Cyber Threat - - Doubled in Last 4 Years

2011-08-01T07:09:00.000-07:00

Latest Cyber Threat: Identity Theft Doubled in 4 Year to 10% A recent survey revealing online identity fraud has doubled in 4 years to 10%, demonstrates the need for people to fast track their education on the ways they can be swindled, and what the effects can be should they become victims of identity theft, a national credit repairer says. <!-- google_ad_client = "pub-9082825935713687"; /*

“Topiary” - - Alleged Spokesperson of LulzSec Arrested by British Police in an Innocent Man

2011-07-28T10:11:00.000-07:00

Following reports on Wednesday that British police had arrested a 19-year-old suspect thought to be the spokesperson of notorious hacker group “LulzSec,” new information suggests authorities may have been duped into arresting an

Anti-Marketing Hoax: Pepsi Soda Contaminated with HIV/AIDS Virus

2011-07-20T11:25:00.000-07:00

Beware! It’s a Cyber World: Summary - - Pepsi Soda Contaminated with HIV/AIDS Virus Many hoax messages have been circulating on the internet claiming that a Pepsi worker has infected an undetermined number of bottles with the HIV/

LulzSec Back with a Bang - - Rupert Murdoch's Sun Hacked by Lulz Security

2011-07-18T17:23:00.000-07:00

LulzSec is back and this time they have gone after Rupert Murdoch's embattled News Corp., hacking the website of to its British tabloid, the Sun.  Rupert Murdoch's Sun Hacked by Lulz Security <!-- google_ad_client = "pub-