A very resilient hoax is making the rounds on Twitter and Facebook. It consists of a message that poses as an AMBER Alert about a 3-year-old kidnapped boy. The message further claims the boy has been kidnapped in a Mitsubishi Eclipse with the registration plate “98B351“, and many users have fallen for it, spreading it [...]
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President Obama explains how the growth of digital networks has increased the need to invest in online security, as well as steps individuals can take to protect themselves from online threats. October 14, 2009. (Public Domain)
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