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Has Justin Bieber died in a car crash? No. But that doesn’t stop Facebook users spreading the “news”

Mar

2013

Before you start sobbing, let me tell you the good news.Justin Bieber hasn’t died in a car crash.Phew! I’m sure we’re all relieved about that. Not least Mister Bieber himself.But what if you had heard on the grapevine that the pint-sized heart-throb had come to a grisly end? How would you have confirmed the news?Chances […]

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Jeremy Clarkson falls foul of bodyfat spammers on Twitter, vows to kill hackers

Feb

2013

Jeremy Clarkson, the controversial presenter of BBC’s “Top Gear” programme, has had his Twitter account compromised by spammers… and he wants his revenge.It appears that the outspoken TV presenter and columnist, who memorably had a custard pie thrown in his face by green campaigners when he went to pick up an honorary degree at Oxford, […]

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Earn money from safety at home

Jan

2013

Today, I received an email from one of my coworkers (yes, even careful employees of security vendors are in danger:) ). This email has more recipients and contains only one link, without any text or subject.Fortunately, I am a really paranoid person about emails containing only a link to an unknown site. At this link, […]

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