Seen that? - Olympic Torch Hoax

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Olympic Torch Hoax at I got Spam?!

My Dad recently got the following email (excerpt only). You should be alert during the next days: Do not open any message with an attached filed called "Invitation" regardless of who sent it. It is a virus that opens an Olympic Torch which "burns" the whole hard disc C of your computer. ... While the Invitation virus is a hoax, the message is likely a good one. If you don't know an [...] Read More


Hackers Threaten to Attack CNN at I got Spam?!

PCWorld is reporting that Chinese hackers appear to be preparing for an attack on CNN scheduled for April 19th. The attack is being spurred by the recent pro-tibet coverage in the media. A Chinese site called Anti-CNN is protesting what it considers anti-Chinese propaganda and is calling for protests in several countries including Germany, France and the UK. The attack threat however, appears to be unrelated to the Anti-CNN site. [...] Read More


Spyware King Wins Olympic Gold at I got Spam?!

Dale Begg-Smith of AdsCPM made his fortune from Spyware according to this article. Read the entire article.original [...] Read More


Toshiba's Micro Nuclear Plant: Nice Idea, But A Hoax at The Gadgets Weblog

Normally, we like to cover real gadgets here at The Gadgets Weblog, but occasionally, it's worthwhile to cover a gadget that's clearly a fake. A blog called Next Energy News leaks a story about Toshiba building a "Micro Nuclear Reactor" that would be nothing short of a miracle. The 200 kilowatt Toshiba designed reactor is engineered to be fail-safe and totally automatic and will not overheat. Unlike traditional nuclear reactors [...] Read More


Butter vs. Margarine Hoax at Do you like to cook?

What do you have on your toast, butter or margarine? Well, butter of course! But I am no margarine hater either. There's a small tub of it in my pantry. I use it now and then for summer picnic cookies that will go under the hot sun. There's an old e-mail hoax still going around about margarine originally made to fatten turkeys and turned out to be toxic. Here's part of it: Now [...] Read More