According to Britain's The Register, the story is largely a hoax and the blame can be traced back to a computer security firm that skillfully manipulated the technology media....

MP3 Sharing Hoax Attacks RIAA. mp3 sharing hoax attacks riaa. A hoax message posted to two security mailing lists Monday suggests that the Recording Industry Association of America has hired a group of hackers who have developed a worm capable of infecting and shutting down peer-to-peer file-sharing software. A hoax message posted to two security mailing lists Monday suggests that the Recording Industry Association of America has hired a group of hackers who have developed a worm capable of infecting and shutting down peer-to-peer file-sharing software....

E-Mail Hoax Targets First Union Customers. e. A hoax e-mail purporting to come from First Union Bank and attempting to dupe recipients to visit a malicious Web site is making the rounds on the Internet. A hoax e-mail purporting to come from First Union Bank and attempting to dupe recipients to visit a malicious Web site is making the rounds on the Internet....

Best Buy Hoax. best buy hoax. Popular online retailer, Best Buy, has just setup a popup window on its homepage, letting customers know that fraudulant emails have circulated around the web requesting personal information such as credit card numbers, ...

FBI alerts public to email virus hoax. fbi alerts public to email virus hoax....

Exploding mobile phone death was a hoax. exploding phone korea....