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Fact check: Hackers use similar looking characters in phishing schemes

The claim: Hackers use visually similar characters to deceive people in online phishing schemes Online attackers bent on stealing personal information are using a visual deception to trick people into visiting malicious websites, a post circulating on social media claims. The April 20 Facebook post shows two web addresses that, at first glance, appear identical. A closer look, though, shows that one character – in this case, the letter “a” – is slightly different in each one. “An average internet user can easily fall for this,” the post reads. “Be careful for every mail requiring you to click on a link.” The post has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook.

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Fake news: Fact-checking viral claims

Associated Press A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: No evidence Pelosi invested $1.5 million in 'foreign oil stock' CLAIM: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi bought $1.5 million in "foreign oil stock" before President Joe Biden halted the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. THE FACTS: A post that circulated on Facebook falsely claimed Pelosi had bought foreign oil stock a day before President Joe Biden signed a Jan. 20 executive order revoking the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. The 1,700-mile (2,735-kilometer) pipeline was planned to carry roughly 800,000 barrels of oil a day from Alberta to the Texas Gulf Coast, passing through Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma. "Well WELL WELL. PELOSI buys 1.5 m in foreign oil stock day before shutdown of american line…" said a post with the erroneous information, falsely suggesting Pelosi committed insider trading. In fact, there is no record Pelosi bought significant stock shares recently. The House Speaker filed a Periodic Transaction Report on Jan. 21, 2021, which disclosed stock shares or call options made by her husband, Paul Pelosi. There are no oil companies listed on the form. Paul Pelosi invested in four companies: AllianceBernstein, Apple, Tesla and Disney, according to the form. Periodic Transaction Reports must be filed no later than 45 days  after a member of Congress or their spouse or child makes a transaction greater than $1,000 and within 30 days of the member receiving notification that the transaction occurred. Henry V. Connelly, a spokesperson for Pelosi, told the AP in an email that the information in the claim is false. Members of the House are allowed to buy and sell stocks but are barred from using private information from their jobs to inform investment decisions, the STOCK Act of 2012 states.

Facebook ramps up efforts to dispel climate change misinformation

USA TODAY Facebook says it is stepping up efforts to dispute myths and misinformation about climate change, including adding labels to some posts. The social network hosts a Climate Science Information Center, which will now feature a section debunking common myths about climate change, such as the impact of carbon dioxide in the air, the company said Thursday. Facebook will also add "informational labels" to some climate-related posts in the United Kingdom linking back to the center. That feature will become available in more countries soon. Facebook is also expanding access to the center to more countries, including Brazil, Mexico and South Africa. It's already available in France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the U.S.

FireEye, Solarwinds hack: What you need to know about US cyber attack

A devastating cyber attack believed to be tied to Russia continues to pose a "grave risk" to government networks and the private sector, according to an ominous warning issued Thursday by the Department of Homeland Security. The bulletin from DHS' Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), represented the most striking assessment yet of a cascading threat to federal, state and local networks. "CISA has determined that this threat poses a grave risk to the federal government and state, local, tribal, and territorial governments as well as critical infrastructure entities and other private sector organizations," the bulletin stated. "This... actor has demonstrated patience, operational security, and complex trade-craft in these intrusions," CISA said of the hackers, adding that the ongoing effort to eliminate the threat would "will be highly complex and challenging."