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Johnny Depp Death Rumour Spreads Malware

Hollywood movie actor Johnny Depp became the unwitting star of an Internet hoax which spread widely this weekend. Innocent Internet users were fooled by the hoax, spreading messages to their online friends that the popular film star had come to a tragic end at the side of a road in Bordeaux. Many people forwarded on messages about Depp's death making "Johnny Depp RIP" a trending topic on Twitter, which helped to fuel the rumour and spread it even further and faster.

As you can see in this video, hackers have taken advantage of the situation - spreading malware on sites claiming to contain video footage of Johnny Depp's car crash.