https://community.isc2.org/t5/Industry-News/Momo-challenges-you-to-stop-spreading-fake-memes-and-urban/m-p/19626#M2308 <P>The "Momo Challenge" legend is now big and diverse enough that it's hard to say anything definitive (other than the fact that it's a fake).&nbsp; But, in general, supposedly posts or accounts associated with the Momo image would recommend to children that they self-harm, hide for long periods of time, or even commit suicide.&nbsp; There is little or no evidence of this actually happening.&nbsp; Here is a <A href="https://www.snopes.com/news/2019/02/26/momo-challenge-suicide-game/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report from Snopes</A>, and <A href="https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/03/01/the-momo-challenge-urban-legend-what-on-earth-is-going-on" target="_blank" rel="noopener">one from Naked Security</A>.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Here's Momo:</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="1_momo" style="width: 524px;"><img src="https://community.isc2.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/3032i371A7695DB68538E/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="1_momo" alt="1_momo" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>which is actually a "mother bird" sculpture from a Japanese company.</P> Fri, 01 Mar 2019 19:55:35 GMT rslade 2019-03-01T19:55:35Z https://community.isc2.org/t5/Industry-News/Momo-challenges-you-to-stop-spreading-fake-memes-and-urban/m-p/19626#M2308 <P>The "Momo Challenge" legend is now big and diverse enough that it's hard to say anything definitive (other than the fact that it's a fake).&nbsp; But, in general, supposedly posts or accounts associated with the Momo image would recommend to children that they self-harm, hide for long periods of time, or even commit suicide.&nbsp; There is little or no evidence of this actually happening.&nbsp; Here is a <A href="https://www.snopes.com/news/2019/02/26/momo-challenge-suicide-game/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report from Snopes</A>, and <A href="https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/03/01/the-momo-challenge-urban-legend-what-on-earth-is-going-on" target="_blank" rel="noopener">one from Naked Security</A>.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Here's Momo:</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="1_momo" style="width: 524px;"><img src="https://community.isc2.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/3032i371A7695DB68538E/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="1_momo" alt="1_momo" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>which is actually a "mother bird" sculpture from a Japanese company.</P> Fri, 01 Mar 2019 19:55:35 GMT https://community.isc2.org/t5/Industry-News/Momo-challenges-you-to-stop-spreading-fake-memes-and-urban/m-p/19626#M2308 rslade 2019-03-01T19:55:35Z