Security News

Spammed Bomb Threat Hoax Demands Bitcoin
2018-12-13 20:24

A new email extortion scam is making the rounds, threatening that someone has planted bombs within the recipient's building that will be detonated unless a hefty bitcoin ransom is paid by the end...

Brit bomb hoax teen who fantasised about being a notorious hacker cops 3 years in jail
2018-12-07 16:30

So much for the Apophis Squad's Twitter boasts A teenage bomb hoaxer from Watford who taunted the UK's National Crime Agency on Twitter while pretending to be a hacker crew called Apophis Squad...

WhatsApp ‘martinelli’ warning is a hoax, don’t forward it
2018-11-07 11:08

A WhatsApp chain letter is warning of a malware-packing video called "martinelli", and selling its lie with a grain of truth.

Don’t fall for the Facebook ‘2nd friend request’ hoax
2018-10-09 13:18

Cloned accounts are a real thing, but this viral message isn't. Don't forward it!

19-Year-Old Hacker Arrested Over Making Hoax School and Flight Bomb Threats
2018-09-06 13:18

British police have arrested a 19-year-old teen who is an alleged member of Apophis Squad cybercriminal group responsible for making hoax bomb threats to thousands of schools and airlines; and...

Facebook news feed changes – it’s a hoax!
2018-08-14 09:55

One scoop of "copy & paste to screw with the algorithm" between two slices of "limiting news feed posts to 25 friends". A baloney sandwich!

Hoax alert! Starbucks is NOT inviting you to test its shatterproof windows
2018-05-31 12:18

Need a jolt? Leave the rocks at home, and bring cash instead. The hoaxsters are full of dark caramel whipped cream crappuccino!