by . emily payne for mailonline . an airport runway was closed and flights diverted after an unexploded world war ii bomb was found next to a highway close to frankfurt airport . the 500kg device was discovered during construction work on a stretch of the a3 highway near offenbach . police shut off a 1,000 metre area of the autobahn , which is one of the busiest stretches of road in the country , causing long traffic jams . disruptions : a stretch of the a3 highway near offenbach was closed after the 500kg explosive was found . one of the airport 's four runways was then closed for landings after experts warned that aircraft should avoid flying over the bomb site . the device had been outfitted with a chemical detonator , increasing the difficulty of the bomb disposal 's job , who finally decided to destroy it in a controlled explosion after detonation was deemed impossible . planes were allowed to take off from the runway , but only in the direction away from the bomb site . one of the airport 's runways was closed for landings after experts advised against flying over the bomb site . by . helen lawson . published : . 20:54 est , 31 march 2013 . links being forwarded via twitter actually make people 's pcs part of anonymous 's ` denial of service ' attacks against u.s. government sites and anti-piracy organisations . hacker group anonymous have become a cult hit on twitter , with 249,000 followers - but security experts sophos warn that fans , are being tricked into taking part in its attacks . links being forwarded via twitter actually make people 's pcs part of anonymous 's ` denial of service ' attacks against u.s. government sites and anti-piracy organisations . the links are being forwarded as part of anonymous 's recent ` operation megaupload ' - a retaliation for the u.s. government ` taking down ' a file-sharing site . they look like ordinary web links , but launch cyber attacks from whatever pc you access them on . people who click the links unwittingly become part of anonymous 's attacks - and hit any website that the ` hacktivist ' group chooses . club legend and assistant coach fernando hierro believes real madrid are capable of winning a second consecutive champions league - as it 's in the spanish sides dna . carlo ancelotti 's men meet city rivals atletico madrid in the quarter-finals , in what will be a re-run of last year 's final . live bombs dating back to the aerial bombing of germany during world war ii are still frequently found . most local authorities have teams working full-time to detect and defuse them . in may , bomb disposal experts were called to reddish , in manchester , after a live world war two bomb was found in an outside toilet . | . updated : . 02:40 est , 1 april 2013 . norovirus is on the rise again after britain shivered its way through the coldest march in 50 years , according to experts . the number of cases of the winter vomiting bug had appeared to be falling after its christmas peak . but the virus began its comeback at the start of last month and the number of people infected is expected to keep rising , according to figures released by the health protection agency . the number of norovirus infections is on the rise after britain shivered its way through march , according to new figures . up to 1.89 million people have caught norovirus since winter began , an increase of 100,000 cases compared with this time last year . hierro is confident that the players in the current squad will be able to emulate the successes of previous real sides . fernando hierro believes that real madrid can win the champions league for a second successive season . he told the uefa website : ' i think the current squad can go on a successful european run like we did in the late 1990s and early 2000s . police evacuated people from 10 houses on the street and neighbouring roads for around two hours , and set up a 100m cordon . ` they are strong and confident and they won a very close champions league final last time . ` every record is there just to be broken . everyone is pessimistic now because no club has won back to back champions leagues , but i think we are a really powerful team with a great coach leading us . ` the urge to be champions of europe is in the club 's dna . ' gareth bale -lrb- centre -rrb- celebrates after giving his side the lead in last year 's champions league final . hierro won the champions league three times as captain during his playing career at the bernabeu . hpa tests showed infections rose in the first three weeks of march , with 6,579 cases of norovirus up to march 20 , compared with 6,215 at the same time in 2012 . some experts suggested that the easter weekend could have increased the risk of the disease spreading as people travelled home to places where the number of reported cases was falling off . professor hugh pennington , emeritus professor of bacteriology at the university of aberdeen , told the daily telegraph : ` normally at this point in the year we might expect the norovirus season to be coming towards an end - especially when it started so early - but it is called the winter vomiting bug for a reason , and we have n't seen much sign of spring . ' research shows that cases of norovirus are most likely to spike in the week after a cold snap ends while the bug spreads easily with people staying indoors during the winter , when their immune systems are lowered by a lack of sunshine . it 's a change of tactics for anonymous - and security experts warn that claiming you clicked on a link by accident may not be a defense . the attacks , a ` denial of service ' attack , rely on thousands of pcs sending information to sites at once to crash them . ` in the past , anonymous has . encouraged supporters to install a program called loic , which allows . computers to join in an attack on a particular website , blasting it with . the device was taken to nearby reddish vale country park where a controlled explosion was carried out . unwanted traffic , ' said graham cluley , senior technology consultant at . sophos . ` this change in tactic from anonymous , which allows attacks to . be launched by simply clicking on a link , means that internet users need . to be extremely careful when clicking on unknown urls or they could . unwittingly be joining this latest zombie army . ' ` do n't forget , . denial-of-service-attacks are illegal , '' cluley continued . people are advised to thoroughly wash their hands to avoid catching and spreading the infection . people are advised to wash their hands thoroughly with soap and water to try to avoid catching the bug and to drink lots of fluids if they become ill . government advice says norovirus sufferers should stay at home to avoid spreading the infection and remember they remain contagious for at least 48 hours after their symptoms have gone . norovirus is the most common cause of gastroenteritis in the uk and you need exposure to only a small number of virus particles - between 10 and 100 - to catch the sickness compared with 10,000 particles to catch flu . ` if you . participate in such an attack , you could find yourself receiving a . lengthy jail sentence . ` i 'm not sure if participants in this instance . would get away with claiming that they innocently clicked on links by . mistake , so make sure you always trust the links you click on , even if . they 're shared by a friend on social networking sites . ' one of anonymous 's messages says , ` we anonymous are launching our . largest attack ever on government and music industry sites . lulz . the . fbi did n't think they would get away with this did they ? they should . have expected us . ` these attacks follow on from this week 's . internet blackout , where thousands of sites participated in protest . against proposed us anti-piracy legislation . file-sharing website megaupload was shut down yesterday , and its . founders arrested .
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249,000 followers - but security experts sophos warn that fans , are being tricked into taking part in its attacks . links being forwarded via twitter actually make people 's pcs part of anonymous 's ` denial of service ' attacks against u.s. government sites and anti-piracy organisations . the links are being forwarded as part of anonymous 's recent ` operation megaupload ' - a retaliation for the u.s. government ` taking down ' a file-sharing site . they look like ordinary web links , but launch cyber attacks from whatever pc you access them on . people who click the links unwittingly become part of anonymous 's attacks - and hit any website that the ` hacktivist ' group chooses . club legend and assistant coach fernando hierro believes real madrid are capable of winning a second consecutive champions league - as it 's in the spanish sides dna . carlo ancelotti 's men meet city rivals atletico madrid in the quarter-finals , in what will be a re-run of last year 's final . live bombs dating back to the aerial bombing of germany during world war ii are still frequently found . most local authorities have teams working full-time to detect and defuse them . in may , bomb disposal experts were called to reddish , in manchester , after a live world war two bomb was found in an outside toilet . | . updated : . 02:40 est , 1 april 2013 . norovirus is on the rise again after britain shivered its way through the coldest march in 50 years , according to experts . the number of cases of the winter vomiting bug had appeared to be falling after its christmas peak . but the virus began its comeback at the start of last month and the number of people infected is expected to keep rising , according to figures released by the health protection agency . the number of norovirus infections is on the rise after britain shivered its way through march , according to new figures . up to 1.89 million people have caught norovirus since winter began , an increase of 100,000 cases compared with this time last year . hierro is confident that the players in the current squad will be able to emulate the successes of previous real sides . fernando hierro believes that real madrid can win the champions league for a second successive season . he told the uefa website : ' i think the current squad can go on a successful european run like we did in the late 1990s and early 2000s . police evacuated people from 10 houses on the street and neighbouring roads for around two hours , and set up a 100m cordon . ` they are strong and confident and they won a very close champions league final last time . ` every record is there just to be broken . everyone is pessimistic now because no club has won back to back champions leagues , but i think we are a really powerful team with a great coach leading us . ` the urge to be champions of europe is in the club 's dna . ' gareth bale -lrb- centre -rrb- celebrates after giving his side the lead in last year 's champions league final . hierro won the champions league three times as captain during his playing career at the bernabeu . hpa tests showed infections rose in the first three weeks of march , with 6,579 cases of norovirus up to march 20 , compared with 6,215 at the same time in 2012 . some experts suggested that the easter weekend could have increased the risk of the disease spreading as people travelled home to places where the number of reported cases was falling off . professor hugh pennington , emeritus professor of bacteriology at the university of aberdeen , told the daily telegraph : ` normally at this point in the year we might expect the norovirus season to be coming towards an end - especially when it started so early - but it is called the winter vomiting bug for a reason , and we have n't seen much sign of spring . ' research shows that cases of norovirus are most likely to spike in the week after a cold snap ends while the bug spreads easily with people staying indoors during the winter , when their immune systems are lowered by a lack of sunshine . it 's a change of tactics for anonymous - and security experts warn gastroenteritis in the uk and you need exposure to only a small number of virus particles - between 10 and 100 - to catch the sickness compared with 10,000 particles to catch flu . ` if you . participate in such an attack , you could find yourself receiving a . lengthy jail sentence . ` i 'm not sure if participants in this instance . would get away with claiming that they innocently clicked on links by . mistake , so make sure you always trust the links you click on , even if . they 're shared by a friend on social networking sites . ' one of anonymous 's messages says , ` we anonymous are launching our . largest attack ever on government and music industry sites . lulz . the . fbi did n't think they would get away with this did they ? they should . have expected us . ` these attacks follow on from this week 's . internet blackout , where thousands of sites participated in protest . against proposed us anti-piracy legislation . file-sharing website megaupload was shut down yesterday , and its . founders arrested .
249,000 followers - but security experts sophos warn that fans , are being tricked into taking part in its attacks . links being forwarded via twitter actually make people 's pcs part of anonymous 's ` denial of service ' attacks against u.s. government sites and anti-piracy organisations . the links are being forwarded as part of anonymous 's recent ` operation megaupload ' - a retaliation for the u.s. government ` taking down ' a file-sharing site . they look like ordinary web links , but launch cyber attacks from whatever pc you access them on . people who click the links unwittingly become part of anonymous 's attacks - and hit any website that the ` hacktivist ' group chooses . club legend and assistant coach fernando hierro believes real madrid are capable of winning a second consecutive champions league - as it 's in the spanish sides dna . carlo ancelotti 's men meet city rivals atletico madrid in the quarter-finals , in what will be a re-run of last year 's final . live bombs dating back to the aerial bombing of germany during world war ii are still frequently found . most local authorities have teams working full-time to detect and defuse them . in may , bomb disposal experts were called to reddish , in manchester , after a live world war two bomb was found in an outside toilet . | . updated : . 02:40 est , 1 april 2013 . norovirus is on the rise again after britain shivered its way through the coldest march in 50 years , according to experts . the number of cases of the winter vomiting bug had appeared to be falling after its christmas peak . but the virus began its comeback at the start of last month and the number of people infected is expected to keep rising , according to figures released by the health protection agency . the number of norovirus infections is on the rise after britain shivered its way through march , according to new figures . up to 1.89 million people have caught norovirus since winter began , an increase of 100,000 cases compared with this time last year . hierro is confident that the players in the current squad will be able to emulate the successes of previous real sides . fernando hierro believes that real madrid can win the champions league for a second successive season . he told the uefa website : ' i think the current squad can go on a successful european run like we did in the late 1990s and early 2000s . police evacuated people from 10 houses on the street and neighbouring roads for around two hours , and set up a 100m cordon . ` they are strong and confident and they won a very close champions league final last time . ` every record is there just to be broken . everyone is pessimistic now because no club has won back to back champions leagues , but i think we are a really powerful team with a great coach leading us . ` the urge to be champions of europe is in the club 's dna . ' gareth bale -lrb- centre -rrb- celebrates after giving his side the lead in last year 's champions league final . hierro won the champions league three times as captain during his playing career at the bernabeu . hpa tests showed infections rose in the first three weeks of march , with 6,579 cases of norovirus up to march 20 , compared with 6,215 at the same time in 2012 . some experts suggested that the easter weekend could have increased the risk of the disease spreading as people travelled home to places where the number of reported cases was falling off that claiming you clicked on a link by accident may not be a defense . the attacks , a ` denial of service ' attack , rely on thousands of pcs sending information to sites at once to crash them . ` in the past , anonymous has . encouraged supporters to install a program called loic , which allows . computers to join in an attack on a particular website , blasting it with . the device was taken to nearby reddish vale country park where a controlled explosion was carried out . unwanted traffic , ' said graham cluley , senior technology consultant at . sophos . ` this change in tactic from anonymous , which allows attacks to . be launched by simply clicking on a link , means that internet users need . to be extremely careful when clicking on unknown urls or they could . unwittingly be joining this latest zombie army . ' ` do n't forget , . denial-of-service-attacks are illegal , '' cluley continued . people are advised to thoroughly wash their hands to avoid catching and spreading the infection . people are advised to wash their hands thoroughly with soap and water to try to avoid catching the bug and to drink lots of fluids if they become ill . government advice says norovirus sufferers should stay at home to avoid spreading the infection and remember they remain contagious for at least 48 hours after their symptoms have gone . norovirus is the most common cause of music industry sites . lulz . the . fbi did n't think they would get away with this did they ? they should . have expected us . ` these attacks follow on from this week 's . internet blackout , where thousands of sites participated in protest . against proposed us anti-piracy legislation . file-sharing website megaupload was shut down yesterday , and its . founders arrested .
by. emily payne for mailonline. an airport runway was and flights after an unexploded world war ii bomb next a highway close frankfurt airport. the 500kg device discovered during construction work a stretch the a3 highway offenbach. police shut off a 1,000 metre area the autobahn, one causing long traffic jams. disruptions : a stretch the a3 highway near offenbach was after the 500kg explosive. one the airport 's four runways was then landings after experts aircraft should avoid flying the bomb site. the device had outfitted a chemical detonator, increasing the difficulty the bomb disposal 's job, who finally decided destroy in after detonation was deemed planes were allowed take, only in away one the airport 's runways was landings after experts advised against flying the bomb site. by. helen lawson. published :. 20:54 est, 31 march 2013. links being forwarded via twitter actually make people 's pcs part anonymous 's ` denial attacks against u.s. government sites anti-piracy organisations. hacker group anonymous have become a cult hit twitter, 249,000 followers - but security experts sophos warn fans, are tricked taking its attacks links being forwarded via twitter actually make people 's pcs part anonymous 's ` denial attacks against u.s. government sites anti-piracy organisations. the links being forwarded as anonymous 's recent ` operation megaupload ' - a retaliation ` taking '. they look ordinary web links, launch cyber attacks from whatever pc access. people click unwittingly anonymous 's attacks - hit any website the ` hacktivist ' group chooses. club legend assistant coach fernando hierro believes real madrid are capable a second consecutive champions league - as it 's in the spanish sides dna. carlo ancelotti 's men meet city rivals atletico madrid in, in a re final. live bombs dating the aerial bombing germany during world war ii are frequently. most local authorities teams working detect defuse them. in may, bomb disposal experts were called reddish, in manchester after a live world war an outside toilet. |. updated :. 02:40 est, 1 april. norovirus on again after britain shivered its way the coldest march, experts the number cases the winter vomiting bug had appeared falling after its christmas peak. but the virus began its comeback at the number keep, figures the number norovirus infections is on after britain shivered its way march, according up to 1.89 million people caught norovirus since winter began, an compared hierro is confident the players in emulate previous real sides. fernando hierro believes real madrid can win the champions league for. he told the uefa website : i the current squad can go a successful european run like. police evacuated people 10 houses the street and neighbouring roads for, and set a 100m cordon. ` they strong confident won a very close champions league final. ` every record there just broken. everyone pessimistic now because no club back to back champions leagues, i a really powerful team leading. ` the urge be champions europe in the club 's dna. ' gareth bale -lrb- centre celebrates after giving last year 's champions league. hierro won the champions league three as captain during at the bernabeu. hpa tests showed infections rose march, with 6,579 cases norovirus up march 20, 6,215 at 2012. some experts suggested the easter weekend increased the disease spreading as people travelled home places the number falling off. professor hugh pennington, bacteriology aberdeen told the daily telegraph : ` normally at might the norovirus season coming towards - especially started so - called the winter vomiting bug for, n't much sign spring. ' research cases norovirus most spike the week a cold snap ends while the bug spreads easily with people staying during, when lowered by a lack sunshine it 's a change tactics anonymous - and security experts warn claiming you clicked by accident a defense. the attacks, a ` denial rely thousands pcs sending information sites at crash ` in the past, anonymous has. encouraged supporters install a program loic,. computers to join an attack a particular website, blasting. the device was taken nearby reddish vale country park a controlled explosion carried. unwanted traffic, ' said graham cluley senior technology consultant. sophos. ` this change tactic from anonymous, which allows attacks. be launched simply, means internet users need. to extremely careful clicking unknown urls they. unwittingly be joining this latest zombie army. ' ` do n't forget,. denial--attacks are illegal, '' cluley continued. people advised thoroughly wash to catching and spreading. people advised wash thoroughly with to try catching the bug to drink lots fluids if become. government advice says norovirus sufferers stay spreading and remember they remain contagious for 48. norovirus the uk and you exposure virus particles - between catch the sickness compared to flu. ` if you. participate such an attack, you could find receiving a. lengthy jail sentence. ` i 'm participants this instance. would get away claiming they innocently clicked links by. mistake, so make always trust the links click, even. they 're shared by a friend on. 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249,000 followers - but security experts sophos warn that fans , are being tricked into taking part in its attacks . links being forwarded via twitter actually make people 's pcs part of anonymous 's ` denial of service ' attacks against u.s. government sites and anti-piracy organisations . the links are being forwarded as part of anonymous 's recent ` operation megaupload ' - a retaliation for the u.s. government ` taking down ' a file-sharing site . they look like ordinary web links , but launch cyber attacks from whatever pc you access them on . people who click the links unwittingly become part of anonymous 's attacks - and hit any website that the ` hacktivist ' group chooses . club legend and assistant coach fernando hierro believes real madrid are capable of winning a second consecutive champions league - as it 's in the spanish sides dna . carlo ancelotti 's men meet city rivals atletico madrid in the quarter-finals , in what will be a re-run of last year 's final . live bombs dating back to the aerial bombing of germany during world war ii are still frequently found . most local authorities have teams working full-time to detect and defuse them . in may , bomb disposal experts were called to reddish , in manchester , after a live world war two bomb was found in an outside toilet . | . updated : . 02:40 est , 1 april 2013 . norovirus is on the rise again after britain shivered its way through the coldest march in 50 years , according to experts . the number of cases of the winter vomiting bug had appeared to be falling after its christmas peak . but the virus began its comeback at the start of last month and the number of people infected is expected to keep rising , according to figures released by the health protection agency . the number of norovirus infections is on the rise after britain shivered its way through march , according to new figures . up to 1.89 million people have caught norovirus since winter began , an increase of 100,000 cases compared with this time last year . hierro is confident that the players in the current squad will be able to emulate the successes of previous real sides . fernando hierro believes that real madrid can win the champions league for a second successive season . he told the uefa website : ' i think the current squad can go on a successful european run like we did in the late 1990s and early 2000s . police evacuated people from 10 houses on the street and neighbouring roads for around two hours , and set up a 100m cordon . ` they are strong and confident and they won a very close champions league final last time . ` every record is there just to be broken . everyone is pessimistic now because no club has won back to back champions leagues , but i think we are a really powerful team with a great coach leading us . ` the urge to be champions of europe is in the club 's dna . ' gareth bale -lrb- centre -rrb- celebrates after giving his side the lead in last year 's champions league final . hierro won the champions league three times as captain during his playing career at the bernabeu . hpa tests showed infections rose in the first three weeks of march , with 6,579 cases of norovirus up to march 20 , compared with 6,215 at the same time in 2012 . some experts suggested that the easter weekend could have increased the risk of the disease spreading as people travelled home to places where the number of reported cases was falling off . professor hugh pennington , emeritus professor of bacteriology at the university of aberdeen , told the daily telegraph : ` normally at this point in the year we might expect the norovirus season to be coming towards an end - especially when it started so early - but it is called the winter vomiting bug for a reason , and we have n't seen much sign of spring . ' research shows that cases of norovirus are most likely to spike in the week after a cold snap ends while the bug spreads easily with people staying indoors during the winter , when their immune systems are lowered by a lack of sunshine . it 's a change of tactics for anonymous - and security experts warn
 The article discusses how sports teams and fans are being targeted by hackers, who are using social engineering tactics to trick people into clicking on malicious links or downloading malware. The attacks are often disguised as ordinary web links or files, but can lead to serious consequences such as data breaches or ransomware attacks. Experts warn that these types of attacks are becoming more common and sophisticated, and that individuals need to be vigilant when interacting with online content.