How eavesdropping viruses battle it out to infect us
Viruses, like movie villains, operate in one of two ways: chill or kill.
They can lay low, quietly infiltrating the body's defenses, or go on the attack, exploding out of hiding and firing…
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Pathogenic bacteria use a sugar in the intestinal mucus layer to infect the gut,…
A new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and BC Children's Hospital shows the sugar sialic acid, which makes up part of the protective intestinal mucus layer,…
Report details ‘zero-click’ iOS exploit that can infect an iPhone via…
Digital security firm Kaspersky has posted information about a recent cyberattack that targeted the iPhones of Kaspersky employees, which were infected with spyware that is part of a…
Hackers are using a fake PDF viewer to infect Macs with malware — how to stay safe
Hackers continue to set their sights on Macs and this time around, they’re using a new macOS malware to infect unsuspecting users.As reported by The Hacker News (opens in new tab), the…
Security researchers warn of a new Google malware scam that could infect your Mac
If there’s one thing that computer users can always count on, it’s that hackers will always try to find ways to intrude upon your devices. And according to a report by security…
Newly discovered COVID-like virus could infect humans, resist vaccines
A recently discovered virus in a Russian bat that is similar to SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19, is likely capable of infecting humans and, if it were to spillover, is resistant to…
This fungus shrinks in size to better infect the brain: Finding could spur new…
A fungus that is a common cause of fungal meningitis undergoes a remarkable transformation once it enters the body, allowing it to infect the brain, according to new research by scientists…
Explained: How this Windows malware uses Google Translate and other programs to…
Cybersecurity researchers from Check Point Research (CPR) have recently discovered a previously undisclosed crypto-mining malwarecampaign called -- Nitrokod. This dangerous strain of…
SARS-related coronaviruses infect around 66,000 people a year in SE Asia: Study
Shanghai, August 10
About 66,000 people in Southeast Asia are infected each year with SARS-related coronaviruses, and nearly 500 million…
How hackers may use this Windows app to infect your PC – Times of India
PCs are getting advanced each day with new security and privacy measures to keep your system safe from malware. But so are the hackers. Now, attackers have found a new method to infect …