Your toothbrush is covered with hundreds of viruses ‘unlike anything seen before’
If you don’t have enough nightmare fuel in your life, like scientists creating living skin for robots, they are here to give you even more to …
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Coronavirus wasn’t bad enough, so now there’s a new virus outbreak in China
A tick-borne illness is rearing its head in China after first being discovered nearly a decade ago. The virus causes cough and fever, and can …
A deadly virus is spreading across the United States… in rabbits
A deadly virus has been found in rabbits in several US states, and it could pose a risk to populations of various species across the …
Amazon is fighting an unseen war against the coronavirus and ugly sellers
The coronavirus disease COVID-19 has evolved from a regional inconvenience to a worldwide threat in the span of only a couple of months. Lockdowns in …
A whole bunch of people with coronavirus just arrived in the United States
For the travelers aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which was docked in Japan and briefly became a coronavirus nightmare scenario for those on board, …
Oh good, there’s a new virus in Brazil that scientists can’t even recognize
Researchers in Brazil have discovered an entirely new kind of virus that is so foreign to science that not even its genes have been previously …
US airports issue two-week quarantine for anyone arriving from Wuhan
China’s new coronavirus is rapidly spreading in the country, and the number of cases confirmed in other countries continues to rise as well. US citizens …
The FDA just had to scold Purell for claiming it can prevent Ebola
With the bizarre and undeniably scary situation happening in China right now with the new coronavirus, you might be tempted to reach for your nearest …
Scientists found ancient never-before-seen viruses locked in a glacier
You can find a lot of interesting things if you start digging around in ice that’s been frozen for thousands and thousands of years. For …
The scary mystery virus that appeared in China is now spreading to other countries
The strange and slightly troubling saga of the mysterious virus that sprung up in China a few weeks ago just entered a frightening new phase. …
Six more people have come down with China’s mystery virus
China’s mystery pneumonia is continuing its spread, with a further six confirmed cases of the illness now being reported in Hong Kong. The illness, which …
Frightening mystery virus continues to spread as US embassy warns Americans living in China
The bizarre “unidentified pneumonia” that Chinese health officials first began monitoring a little over a week ago has now spread to over twice the original …
A scary unidentified virus is spreading in China
Dozens of residents of Wuhan, the capital city of the Hubei province in China, haven hospitalized with an unidentified virus that is causing pneumonia-like symptoms. …
HIV vaccines may be ready by 2021
Treatment for individuals infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has come a long way in the past couple of decades, but a vaccine to …
Disneyland visitors warned of potential measles exposure
Health officials in California are warning the public that an individual with a confirmed case of measles may have exposed visitors of Disneyland to the …
Scientists are no longer barred from developing deadly viruses, and this will definitely end well
If 2017 didn’t already seem like the prologue to every cautionary dystopian tale ever written, the US government has decided to lift a ban on …
Absurd ‘CIA Election’ malware charges $50 to let you vote
I used to think no computer scam would ever get more ridiculous than Nigerian princes. But as it turns out, human creativity does know bounds, …
The story behind the first computer viruses ever
When we think about computer viruses, one tends to think about Windows or perhaps cross-platform malware that comes from visiting questionable websites. But truth be told, …
New malware exploits flaw in old versions of Office for Mac
Microsoft researchers recently discovered a piece of Mac OS X malware that exploits a three-year-old flaw in old versions of Office for Mac. The threat uses …
Flashback OS X malware estimated to generate creators $10,000 per day
The “Flashback” virus that originated on a series of WordPress blogs and went on to infected more than 600,000 Mac computers last month may have …
Apple is 10 years behind Microsoft on security, expert says
Apple may be the most valuable company in the world, but when it comes to security, the Cupertino-based company doesn’t hold a candle to Microsoft. Kaspersky …
New Flashback variant continues Java attack on Macs
Security firm Intego on Monday announced that it had discovered a new variant of the Flashback malware called Flashback.S that continues to use a Java …
Security firm identifies origins of ‘Flashback’ Mac virus
The “Flashback” virus discovered to have infected more than 600,000 Mac computers earlier this month originated on a series of WordPress blogs, security experts have …
140,000 Mac computers still infected by ‘Flashback’ trojan, firm says
Apple responded fairly quickly to news that more than 600,000 Mac computers were infected with a trojan virus called “Flashback.” One week after the massive …
Second Mac trojan discovered, also exploits Java vulnerability
The “Flashback” trojan virus affecting at least 600,000 Macs was discovered last week that is capable of intercepting passwords and other private data. The discovery prompted …
Apple releases removal tool for ‘Flashback’ malware
Apple on Thursday released Java update for OS X that removes a number of common variants of the Flashback trojan virus. Discovered last week to …
Apple issues new software update to address Mac virus outbreak
Apple on Friday issued a second software update to address a security flaw on its OS X operating system that has allowed a massive botnet …
