- Contents
- 🌅 Sunset Yard
- 🪦 Corporate Graveyards
- 📢 Misinformation & Disinformation Accounts
- 💰 Worst Scams
- 🔒 Major Cyber Attacks
- Contributing
Beloved products and services that were discontinued (sorted by community love)
- Google Reader (2013) - RSS feed aggregator that dominated the market
- Vine (2017) - 6-second video platform that birthed internet culture
- Google Wave (2012) - Revolutionary real-time collaboration platform
- Windows Phone (2017) - Microsoft's mobile OS with unique UI
- Google+ (2019) - Social network that never found its audience
- Adobe Flash (2020) - Powered early web animations and games
- Internet Explorer (2022) - The browser everyone loved to hate
- Clippy (2007) - Microsoft's "helpful" office assistant
- Winamp (2013) - "It really whips the llama's ass!"
- Yahoo! Messenger (2018) - Pioneer of instant messaging
-- Needs contributions --
- Orkut (2014) - Google's first social network
- MySpace (2019) - The original social media king
- Friendster (2015) - Social networking pioneer
- Google Buzz (2011) - Failed social layer for Gmail
Companies known for discontinuing beloved products
- Killed by Google: https://killedbygoogle.com/ | Source
- Killed by: https://www.killedby.tech/
- Microsoft graveyard: https://microsoftgraveyard.com/ | Source
- Startup graveyard: https://startupgraveyard.io/
Notable Casualties: 280+ products discontinued
- Google Reader - RSS aggregation service
- Google Wave - Real-time collaboration
- Google+ - Social networking platform
- Google Glass (Consumer) - AR glasses
- Google Hangouts - Messaging service
- Google Play Music - Music streaming
- Google Inbox - Email client
- Google Allo - Smart messaging app
- Google Duo - Video calling app
- Google Podcasts - Podcast platform
- Stadia - Cloud gaming service
- Google Currents - Social network for enterprises Full list here: https://killedbygoogle.com/ | Source
- Windows Phone - Mobile operating system
- Internet Explorer - Web browser
- Windows Media Player - Media player
- Clippy - Office assistant
- Zune - Digital media player
- Kinect - Motion sensing device
- Microsoft Bob - Alternative interface
- Windows Live Messenger - Instant messaging
- Parse - Backend-as-a-Service platform
- Facebook Gifts - Gift purchasing service
- Facebook Credits - Virtual currency
- Facebook Places - Location check-in service
- Facebook Beacon - Advertising system
- Facebook Home - Android launcher
- iPod (Classic/Mini/Shuffle) - Portable music players
- iPhoto - Photo management software
- Aperture - Professional photo editing
- QuickTime - Multimedia framework
- Dashboard - Widget platform
- iWeb - Website creation tool
- Fire Phone - Amazon's smartphone
- Amazon Dash Buttons - Physical ordering buttons
- Amazon Drive - Cloud storage service
- Alexa for Business - Enterprise voice assistant
- Amazon Spark - Social shopping feature
Common Misinformation Types:
- Health/Medical misinformation
- Political conspiracy theories
- Financial scams and "get rich quick" schemes
- Pseudoscience content
- Dangerous challenges and "hacks"
Warning Signs:
- Accounts with generic usernames and stolen profile pictures
- Content that makes extraordinary claims without evidence
- Promotion of unverified medical treatments
- Accounts that frequently repost content from banned users
Common Misinformation Types:
- Wellness and alternative medicine scams
- Cryptocurrency and investment fraud
- Body image and diet misinformation
- Political propaganda through memes
- Fake news through manipulated images
Warning Signs:
- Accounts selling miracle cures or supplements
- Investment advice from unqualified individuals
- Before/after photos that seem too good to be true
- Political content with no credible sources
- Accounts that consistently share content without credible sources
- Users who refuse to engage with fact-checking or corrections
- Accounts that frequently pivot between different conspiracy theories
- Content creators who monetize fear and anxiety
- Profiles that spread content designed to divide communities
Note: We don't list specific account names to avoid giving them additional attention and traffic.
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Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) Health Products
- Essential oils claiming to cure diseases
- Weight loss pills and "detox" teas
- Unregulated supplements with miracle claims
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Alternative Medicine Fraud
- Fake cancer "cures"
- Chelation therapy for autism
- Homeopathic "vaccines"
- Miracle Mineral Solution (MMS/chlorine dioxide)
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Beauty & Fitness Scams
- "Wrapping" treatments for weight loss
- Teeth whitening products that damage enamel
- Unregulated cosmetic procedures
- Fake fitness supplements
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Ponzi Schemes
- Bernie Madoff's $65 billion scheme
- OneCoin cryptocurrency fraud ($4 billion)
- Bitconnect lending platform
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Romance Scams
- Online dating financial manipulation
- Military impersonation scams
- Social media catfishing for money
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Tech Support Scams
- Fake Microsoft/Apple support calls
- Computer "virus" removal scams
- Software licensing fraud
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Phishing Attacks
- Fake bank/PayPal emails
- Social media account hijacking
- Business email compromise (BEC)
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Identity Theft
- Social Security number harvesting
- Tax refund fraud
- Medical identity theft
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WannaCry (2017)
- Affected 300,000+ computers globally
- Targeted Windows systems with NSA exploit
- Caused major disruptions to UK's NHS
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NotPetya (2017)
- $10+ billion in damages
- Targeted Ukraine but spread globally
- Destroyed data even after ransom payment
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Colonial Pipeline (2021)
- Shut down largest US fuel pipeline
- DarkSide ransomware group
- Caused widespread gas shortages
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Kaseya (2021)
- Supply chain attack affecting 1,500+ companies
- REvil/Sodinokibi ransomware
- $70 million ransom demand
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Yahoo (2013-2014)
- 3 billion accounts compromised
- Largest data breach in history
- Hidden for years before disclosure
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Equifax (2017)
- 147 million Americans affected
- Social Security numbers and financial data stolen
- Poor incident response and delayed notification
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Facebook/Cambridge Analytica (2018)
- 87 million users' data harvested
- Used for political advertising
- Violated user consent and privacy
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Marriott/Starwood (2018)
- 500 million guests affected
- Passport numbers and payment cards stolen
- Suspected state-sponsored attack
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SolarWinds (2020)
- Russian SVR hack of software supply chain
- Affected 18,000+ organizations
- Compromised multiple US government agencies
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Microsoft Exchange (2021)
- Chinese Hafnium group
- Zero-day exploits in email servers
- 250,000+ servers compromised
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Ukrainian Power Grid (2015)
- First known cyberattack on power grid
- Left 230,000 without power
- Attributed to Russian hackers
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Mt. Gox (2014)
- 850,000 Bitcoin stolen (~$460M at the time)
- Largest Bitcoin exchange collapse
- Led to increased regulation
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Coincheck (2018)
- $530 million in NEM cryptocurrency stolen
- Largest cryptocurrency theft at the time
- Highlighted exchange security issues
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FTX Collapse (2022)
- $8+ billion in customer funds missing
- Fraud and mismanagement by executives
- Devastated crypto market confidence
Contributions are welcome! Please ensure all information is:
- Factually accurate and well-sourced
- Presented objectively without bias
- Focused on educational value
- Respectful and constructive
When adding content:
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- Include relevant dates and impact metrics
- Avoid promoting harmful content or giving bad actors attention
- Focus on lessons learned and prevention strategies
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