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Cops seek suspect in Brooklyn bomb hoax

Police are searching for a suspect who left a fake bomb on the doorstep of a Brooklyn home early Wednesday, [...]

Posted in Local, News
Tagged bayridge, bomb, Brooklyn, crime, fdny, hoax, NYPD, suspicious package | Reply
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

(Updated) MIT email canceling classes called a hoax

MIT said that just after 1 a.m. some members of the school were sent a hoax e-mail that pretended to be from President L. Rafael Reif and canceled classes.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged aaron swartz, Boston, cambridge, e-mail, education, email, hoax, MIT | Reply
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MIT: Gunman hoax linked to Swartz case, ‘not a game’

Four days after a false report about a gunman on campus, a top MIT official is providing more details about the threat and the university’s response.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged aaron swartz, cambridge, crime, hoax, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, shooter | Reply
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MIT hoax shooter tip identified specific person

Cambridge police said that the tip about MIT was sent to them through an Internet relay service, which is typically used by people with hearing impairments.

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Tagged Boston, cambridge, hoax, MIT, shooter | Reply
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (afagen/Flickr)

FBI, Secret Service join investigation into MIT gunman hoax

Federal investigators will help Cambridge and MIT Police determine who was behind the false report of a man with a rifle on campus Saturday.

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Tagged cambridge, crime, hoax, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, police, swartz | Reply
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VIDEO: That ‘zombie apocalypse’ warning in Montana? It was fake

You survived December’s much-heralded Mayan apocalypse, but now fear the “zombie apocalypse” and its deadly attacks? Don’t worry. It was [...]

Posted in National, News
Tagged hackers, hoax, Montana, public service announcement, Video, warning, Zombie Apocolypse | Reply
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