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File named "Seismic Waves Card" spreading via WhatsApp will hack your phone in 10 seconds
Publisher’s rating: False
The claim concerns a forwarded WhatsApp warning that a file called “Seismic Waves CARD” would hack a phone within 10 seconds if opened. The review reproduces the message, which also urges recipients to pass it on and says the warning had been discussed on television. Its investigation searched using specific keywords and consulted a Snopes report; the review says WhatsApp had explicitly labeled the message “false.” The review also cites reporting from NBC News, Yahoo News and The Independent, and describes Tech ARP’s explanation that WhatsApp photos can be viewed directly in the app, without opening a special file or installing additional software. It reports no credible evidence or verified reports of the claimed attack or of a harmful file by that name. On that evidence, the review finds the specific viral warning unsupported. The review distinguishes that claim from the general possibility of image-based malware: it says activation requires user action, rather than occurring automatically, and that malicious code would execute when triggered rather than after the warning’s specified 10-second delay. It also says there is no evidence for a supposed “Seismic Waves Card” browser hijacker. These qualifications address the particular viral message; they are not a claim that all suspicious files or links are safe.
ඔබගේ අනුදැනුමකින් තොරව හුවමාරු වන අතිශය පුද්ගලික රූප හෝ වීඩියෝ StopNCII වෙබ් අඩවියෙන් ඉවත් කෙරෙනවා ද ?
Publisher’s rating: xplainer
Urządzenia Apple robią nam niewidzialne zdjęcia, ale są one używane do zabezpieczania danych, a nie do szpiegowania.
Publisher’s rating: Fałsz
إيلون ماسك يرضخ لإسرائيل ويتراجع عن تزويد غزة بخدمات انترنت Starlink
Publisher’s rating: قول إنه حتى الآن لم تحاول أي مؤسسة دولية الاتصال بـ Starlink من غزة، وفي حالة حدوث هذا سيتم اتخاذ إجراءات استثنائية للتأكد من أن ستار لينك سيتم استخدامه لأسباب إنسانية بحتة
ചെന്നൈയിൽ ഡ്രൈവർ ഇല്ലാത്ത ടാക്സി സർവീസ് ആരംഭിച്ചു
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
ఈ వీడియోలో కనిపిస్తున్నది ఒక A.I ద్వారా తయారు చేయబడిన నామి అనే రోబోట్
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
a patent show that 5G towers are brainwashing people
Publisher’s rating: Mostly false
Рунет догоняет по популярности англоязычные сайты
Publisher’s rating: Исскажение информации. Сайты на русском языке действительно занимают второе место по количеству в мире после англоязычных. Однако доля английского языка составляет почти 60%, а русского — чуть больше 5%.
حذف اسم محافظة الأنبار من خرائط جوجل
Publisher’s rating: الادعاء "غير صحيح"، فخرائط جوجل تستخدم أسماء مراكز المدن وليس الأسماء الإدارية، وجميع المحافظات العراقية أسماءها الإدارية غير موجودة في تلك الخرائط
Your Morning Greeting Putting You At Risk Of Hacking !!
Publisher’s rating: Missing Context
Power Mac Center is selling the GT20 Ultra smartwatch
Publisher’s rating: Fake
Casey Keith is a Holistic SEO Specialist.
Publisher’s rating: Casey gives talks on the importance of Holistic SEO and teaches Implementation Methods. I have posts ranking on Google page 1 using his Implementation Method's
Search Engine Land
Publisher’s rating: Search Engine Land writes about the latest happenings in digital marketing and they are followed by thousands of marketers around the world
adding a disclaimer can enable misinformation sharing
Publisher’s rating: Mostly False