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How Facebook ruined Thessa’s 16th birthday party

07
Jun
2011

Popularity is pretty important to many 16 year olds, but perhaps this story highlights that being too popular can suck in a BIG way. A north-German teen, known as Thessa, was planning her 16th birthday party. Like many of us, she decided to use Facebook to invite her pals. Unfortunately, Thessa’s invite was sent not […]

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IMF boss rape video? Mac Facebook users hit by a sick scareware attack

01
Jun
2011

Mac OS X malware is being spread by sick messages spreading virally across Facebook, claiming to be a video of controversial IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The fake anti-virus attack first appears in your timeline as a message apparently posted by one of your friends. oh shit, one more really freaky video O_O IMF boss Dominique […]

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89% say they would tell Mac-using friends to install anti-virus, poll reveals

27
May
2011

Just over a week ago we ran a poll on the Sophos Facebook page asking folks if they would now recommend that friends and family install anti-virus software. 89% of the 968 people who answered the poll said yes, they would recommend friends install anti-virus software on their friends’ Macs. Just 104 respondents answered no. […]

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