InfoWorld

Meet Hades: The malware that lies to AI security agents

Researchers have uncovered a supply-chain attack that hides in Python packages, propagates like a worm, and tricks LLM-based ...

New Shai-Hulud attack trojanizes 19 science-focused PyPI packages

Hackers compromised 19 packages on the PyPI, collectively downloaded hundreds of thousands of times, in a new Shai-Hulud ...

Chinese APT deploys new malware to keep access to hacked networks

A Chinese espionage group tracked as UNC5221 has been accessing Microsoft 365 environments using the Brickstorm backdoor and ...

Move over pythons: This invasive scary invader may be worse for Florida

Crayfish and amphibians are vanishing as a stealth invader spreads statewide, raising alarms about cascading losses across ...

The Asian swamp eel may be worse for Florida than Burmese pythons

Crayfish and amphibians are vanishing as a stealth invader spreads statewide, raising alarms about cascading losses across ...
Scientific American

The rare Ebola virus behind the current outbreak, explained

Global health officials are tracking an outbreak of Ebola caused by a rare species of orthoebolavirus called the Bundibugyo virus that has so far killed more than 130 people and infected more than 500 ...

GitHub confirms 3,800 internal repos stolen through poisoned VS Code extension as supply chain worm hits Microsoft’s Python SDK

GitHub confirmed attackers stole 3,800 internal repositories via a poisoned VS Code extension. The same threat group, TeamPCP, simultaneously compromised Microsoft's durabletask Python ...
The New York Times

What is the Bundibugyo Virus Involved in the Ebola Outbreak?

Here’s what to know about the symptoms and spread of the virus, which has sickened people in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. By Dani Blum Global health officials are raising alarms about ...
Science Daily

Giant virus discovery could rewrite the origin of complex life

A giant virus discovered in Japan is adding fuel to the provocative idea that viruses helped create complex life. Named ushikuvirus, it infects amoebae and shows unique traits that connect different ...
Science Daily

Virus that causes COVID-19 is widespread in wildlife, scientists find

SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, is widespread among wildlife species, according to new research. The virus was detected in six common backyard species, and antibodies indicating prior ...
Live Science

Andes virus — the only hantavirus that can spread between people — identified as culprit on cruise ship

Editor's note: Further updates on the hantavirus cluster can be found on Live Science's live blog, which will provide the latest information on the ongoing investigation. Confirmed and suspected cases ...
dw

What is hantavirus?

Three people have died on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, reportedly from hantavirus. The dangerous Andes strain has been confirmed in two cases. What are the symptoms, and how is it transmitted? How ...