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 ...

I had ChatGPT build me a free PDF editor because I didn't trust it to change my files - it worked!

The smartest way to use AI may not be letting it touch your files, but asking it to write software that handles them safely - ...

Webcam-hacking Minecraft malware is disguising itself as mods, and it's infected thousands of PCs

The malware, built to look like Minecraft launchers and mods, gives hackers access to your screen, files, webcam, accounts, ...
Interesting Engineering

OpenAI partners with US govt for bio-weapons detection and threat preparedness

OpenAI will sponsor access to its specialized AI for approved developers to build advanced biodefense and pandemic ...
Dark Reading

Attackers Use AI to Automate EDR Evasion Testing

Python scripts were used to test malware against endpoint detection and response agents from Sophos, CrowdStrike, and Windows ...
Scientific American

Scientists just built a powerful AI computer worm that learns as it spreads

In the study, researchers created an AI-powered computer “worm” designed to attack and spread between devices—revealing a ...

Engineered Salmonella deliver cancer-killing viruses, shrinking liver and pancreatic tumors in mice

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have designed non-toxic Salmonella bacteria to deliver viruses that ...

As Ebola scourges Congo, experts warn of link to eating wild animals

The vendors of wild meat at the sprawling Masina Market in the Congolese capital don’t always display their goods openly. Customers must ask for whatever they're ...

As Ebola scourges Congo, experts warn of link to the consumption of 'wild meat'

For many in Congo and elsewhere in Central and West Africa, there is no shame in craving wild meat, a key part of the culture. Even a disease as terrifying as Ebola, which is currently ravaging ...
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 ...
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 ...
InfoWorld

Why it’s so hard to create stand-alone Python apps

If Python developers have one consistent gripe about their beloved language, it tends to be this: Why is it so hard to take a Python program and deploy it as a standalone artifact, the way C, C++, ...