Although I understand there is curiosity, the many false, unfounded and malicious rumors that are currently circulating about my family and me are irresponsible.

FORBES: Tiger Woods has no right to be teed off about lack of privacy

Executives interviewed for the report indicated that the social media risk is rising, and they worry about cyber attacks, breaches of confidentiality, fast-spreading malicious rumors about the company, as well as financial disclosures.

FORBES: Social Media Risk Is Like Wildfire. Where's the Fire Engine?

In the static-filled bedlam of viral e-mails, cable-news square-offs, mangled media clips, fake-news Web sites, political ads, and malicious rumors, with a new lie popping up somewhere every hour, the Obama campaign faces the nearly impossible task of putting out stories before they spread across a political landscape that is often dry tinder for them.

NEWYORKER: The Hardest Vote

Employers say the vast majority of bullying incidents are verbal abuse, such as shouting, swearing and name-calling, along with malicious gossip, rumors and lies.

WSJ: Growing push to halt workplace bullying