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Despite thorough debunking, these silly hoaxes somehow manage to fool a great many Facebook users each and every time they reappear. Which may leave the rest of us face palming in frustration.

Internet giant Yahoo has now officially confirmed that at least 500 million accounts were compromised in a massive 2014 security breach.

Facebook is awash with bogus competition pages. You know, the ones that promise amazing prizes such as store vouchers, holidays, luxury vehicles, ocean cruises, free air travel, and even houses in exchange for liking, sharing, commenting, and filling in surveys. And, despite many warnings about such scams, very large numbers of Facebook users still fall for them every day.

Every time I publish an article about a scam attempt, there are at least a few comments suggesting that if people are dumb enough to fall for such a trick, they DESERVE to be scammed. But, I think there are good reasons why people should rethink this ‘deserve to be scammed’ attitude.

Of course, the majority of Internet users will know immediately that the girl in this picture just has a piece of ham…

It is a sad fact of life that online scammers are always quick to use events such as terrorist attacks or natural disasters…

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) in the US has launched a handy Scam Tracker that makes it easy for US residents to stay informed about…

Domain name holders are currently being targeted in an aggressive malware campaign that claims their domain name has been suspended for violation of the domain registrar’s abuse policy.

Team collaboration platform Slack has reported a March 2015 security incident in which hackers gained unauthorized access to user profiles.   Slack Reports…