Exploring Internet Nonsense
The latest news regarding Internet nonsense, hoaxes, scams, rumours and privacy issues. Updated daily.
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Microsoft has announced their browser Edge will get a Kids Mode aimed towards providing a safer online environment for children. Many websites, especially video sites and streaming services, have their own child friendly versions that filter out adult content, providing kids with a safe online experience and a worry-free experience for parents. For example, both […]
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Every year we report on the most used passwords of the last 12 months in what is a predictably predictable annual article. It’s fair to say it’s been a turbulent year, and yet it seems that many people’s password habits are, to say the least, consistent. Consistently bad, of course. We have been using data […]
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Devices infected with Emotet are scheduled to be cleaned up on April 25th after law enforcement seized control of the Internet’s most dangerous and prolific botnet. In January 2021, law enforcement agencies around the globe – after an extensive cyber investigation – took action and seized much of the infrastructure behind the notorious Emotet botnet, […]
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Last updated on February 3rd, 2021For the last handful of years, a type of malware known as Emotet has emerged as the most dangerous and prolific malware cyber threat facing Internet users and businesses. But this particular threat took a massive hit this week after a global investigation from agencies in several countries and coordinated […]
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The early Internet’s most famous video and animation plugin, Flash, has finally been officially discontinued by its developer Adobe. Flash is a name that most people who surfed the Internet throughout the 2000s will almost definitely have heard of. A name synonymous with a host of interactive games, rich animations and videos that accompanied the […]
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Last updated on February 3rd, 2021One of Facebook’s most iconic, popular (and yes vexing) apps, Farmville, has finally been retired from the social networking platform, bringing an end to an 11 year old story of highs, lows, digital pigs and plenty of annoying Facebook invites. There aren’t many people on Facebook who haven’t either played […]
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A fake Twitter account has managed to trick a number of British online news outlets into erroneously reporting that the Woolworths chain of stores are reopening on UK high streets. This, despite the fake Twitter account spelling the name of the store incorrectly twice in their “announcement” tweet. The ruse began when the fake Twitter […]
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Those who use Google Chrome to surf the Internet are advised to ensure that they have the most up-to-date version of the browser installed after the discovery of a zero-day whereby attackers are exploiting a vulnerability in Chrome’s ability to handle special fonts. First things first. What’s a zero-day exploit? Well, that’s a vulnerability in […]
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Emails being sent to voters in the US states of Florida and Alaska are telling recipients to vote for President Donald Trump “or else” in a case of election interference. The emails, that have been spotted in several different formats, purport to come from The Proud Boys, a white supremacy group within the United States. […]
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Facebook is banning accounts, pages and groups across its platforms that purport to represent the QAnon network of conspiracies, the social network has announced. “Starting today, we will remove Facebook Pages, Groups and Instagram accounts” the company said this week. Previously Facebook has said it would place restrictions on groups or pages that regularly promoted […]
