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Warning about 'Dance of the Hillary' video and Pakistani cyberattack is a hoax

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Jordan Liles
July 1, 2025 Online users needlessly warned family members, friends and social media followers of a years-old ...
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Did an Image File Titled 'Mexico Did It' Spread Malware?

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Dan MacGuill
May 3, 2021 In the spring of 2021, readers asked Snopes about a supposed virus attacking cellphones via a fi ...
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How Serious Is the Security Threat of 'Juice-Jacking'?

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Damakant Jayshi
April 12, 2023 The FBI's Denver office and the Federal Communications Commission reissued warnings about "juice ...
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'Trump Suffering from a Stroke' Virus Warning

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David Mikkelson
July 15, 2018 Pictures of President Trump's suffering a stroke and a supposed virus attached to them are both ...
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WhatsApp 'Martinelli' Phone Virus Warning

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David Mikkelson
April 17, 2018 One of several similar WhatsApp malware hoaxes warns that a "Martinelli" video could "hack" your ...
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IRS Issues Warning On Ransomware 'Questionnaire' Scam

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Arturo Garcia
Sept. 1, 2017 A phony email targeting tax professionals is "a new twist on an old scheme," agency Commissioner ...
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Massive 'Spambot' Obtains 711 Million E-Mail Addresses Worldwide

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Arturo Garcia
Aug. 31, 2017 Security experts said that the "onliner spambot" was an attempt to spread Ursnif malware, which ...
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Major Cyberattack Hits Government and Industry Across Europe, United States

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Dan MacGuill
June 27, 2017 The ransomware attack swept infrastructure in Ukraine and then spread across much of the rest of ...
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Global Cyber Attack Cripples British Hospitals

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Bethania Palma
May 12, 2017 A ransomware attack spread across international borders, but had the biggest effects on the Unit ...
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'Donald Trump Arrested' Virus Warning

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David Mikkelson
Nov. 1, 2016 A warning about a computer virus being spread via social media with pictures of Donald Trump bei ...
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Death Hoaxes, Like-Farming, and You

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Brooke Binkowski
Jan. 15, 2016 Clickbait? Likebait? Why it matters.
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Virus Hoaxes and Realities

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David Mikkelson
April 7, 2015 Information about computer viruses and virus hoaxes.
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'Dance of the Pope' Virus Warning

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David Mikkelson
April 7, 2015 Rumors of a cell phone virus disguised as a video called the 'Dance of the Pope' (or 'Dance of t ...
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Heartbleed

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David Mikkelson
April 8, 2014 The discovery of a major bug known as 'Heartbleed' has prompted web sites to encourage users to ...
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'Funeral Announcement' Malware

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David Mikkelson
Jan. 24, 2014 Messages announcing the death of a friend harbor malware that infects the recipient's computer w ...
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Michael Jackson Suicide Attempt Virus

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David Mikkelson
Oct. 24, 2013 Information about the Michael Jackson Suicide Attempt computer virus.
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Sober.N Virus

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David Mikkelson
Oct. 24, 2013 Information about the Sober.N computer virus.
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Tsunami Donation Virus

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David Mikkelson
Oct. 24, 2013 Information about the W32/VBSun-A (Tsunami Donation) mass-mailing worm.
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CryptoLocker

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David Mikkelson
Oct. 23, 2013 Warning about CryptoLocker malware that holds computer files for ransom.
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ZeuS Virus

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David Mikkelson
June 4, 2013 Warning about the Zeus computer virus.
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