web hoaxes

Social media was all over the map this week, but there was one theme that ran through many of this week’s stories: security.

From Twitter’s meltdown to a gaping vulnerability Firefox 3.5, users saw the importance of security first-hand.

Security’s also a huge issue with Internet Explorer 6, which we highlight in this week’s most popular story.

Sometimes it’s hard to tell what to believe when you read it on the web.

The recent “Unknown Lifeform” in North Carolina?

Turns out, not a hoax, but also not a monster.