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There is a convenient picture of Marshawn Lynch to paint with one brush stroke, and that is of a young man with far less intelligence than he truly has.

Admittedly, Lynch makes it easy to do that, with his one-sentence answers to questions from the media -- from "I'm thankful" earlier this season to "I'm just here so I don't get fined" during Super Bowl XLIX Media Day on Tuesday. Dig no deeper and one can easily come away from the scrum thinking the Seattle Seahawks running back isn't smart enough to realize he's only making this worse on himself by refusing to entertain basic questions.

But putting aside the argument about whether Lynch's tactic is a wise one, know his coaches and teammates believe he's a much brighter guy than his interviews would have one believe.

As Pete Carroll told me when we went 1-on-1, despite perceptions, "there's a lot of thought" that goes into Lynch's actions. And Lynch's intelligence goes beyond his own actions, and is an asset in the locker room.

"Everybody is always so intimidated by Marshawn, and he looks like an intimidating guy, I agree with you, but Marshawn is a real cool dude," wide receiver and NFC Championship Game hero Jermaine Kearse said. "Just being able to talk to him, he gives good life lessons."

Kearse paused, sighed and sort of grimaced before continuing.

"I wish he would express that," he said, "but I think if he doesnt want to talk he doesnt have to."

The sentiment is similar with many of Lynch's teammates. They wish he would talk. Not because his media boycott has a negative impact on the team. Not because they're worried he's always toeing the line of getting fined by the NFL. And not because they feel they have to defend him from the public backlash. It's because they know the guy who went to college at Cal has so much to offer.

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Abu Dhabi: No carcinogenic potato chips have been found in local market and such information spread on some social media are mere rumours, a senior official told Gulf News on Monday evening.

"We received some enquiries that whether a potato chips of Pringle brand contained any carcinogenic elements. After due investigations, we confirmed that the information was a rumour spread on social media," said Mohammad Jalal Al Raisi, Director of Communication and Community Services at Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority (ADFCA).

He said samples of all food products in the market undergo regular laboratory tests and no unwanted elements have been detected in any potato chips being sold in the country.

If the authority finds any contaminated products, the product will be recalled and an alert will be issued through media immediately, he said.

People should always confirm that such information on food safety comes from the relevant authorities. Al Raisi advised people not to believe the rumours.

As Gulf News reported, similar rumours had been spreading in frequent intervals and the ADFCA always issued clarifications.

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The increased popularity of social media, for business as well as personal use, has opened up a new avenue of attack for cyber criminals.

Risk management company ZeroFOX has produced a list of the top social media attacks to look out for this year.

These include impersonations of businesses and executives using fake accounts. These can be used to send phishing messages, launch social engineering attacks or to damage the reputation of those targeted.

Hijacking accounts is another approach. Once in control an attacker can do serious damage either by malware attacks or cyber vandalism. Organizations need to treat their accounts like any other high value asset when it comes to protecting them.

As social media has become a popular source of news, so attackers have realized that they can launch a successful attack by planting malicious links where people are discussing events. This is known as 'watering hole phishing' and is made worse by the fact that 75 percent of people use the same password for their social media and email so once one account is compromised the other is too. Clickbait attacks using sensationalist headlines are another concern as is the hijacking of hashtags to distribute malicious links to a specific audience or divert traffic.

ZeroFOX points out that cyber criminals are using social media to plan their attacks too. With the right tools in place, organizations can leverage social media as an early warning system, unlocking a wealth of attack data that could give security teams the edge.

You can see the full list of threats on the ZeroFOX blog.

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