The LeakNet ransomware gang is now using the ClickFix technique for initial access into corporate environments and deploys a ...

Malware is evolving to evade sandboxes by pretending to be a real human behind the keyboard. The Picus Red Report 2026 shows 80% of top attacker techniques now focus on evasion and persistence, ...

Cold, flu and COVID may get the most attention, but a lesser-known, highly contagious virus is taking the West Coast by storm. Wastewater SCAN data show that human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, is rampant ...

A newly discovered virus hiding inside common gut bacteria may be linked to colorectal cancer, according to new research. Scientists in Denmark found that colorectal cancer patients were about twice ...

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 ...

Eanna Fennell receives funding from the Irish Research Council and Horizon Europe. Over 95% of the world’s adult population is infected with Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), but most people never realise it.

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the Western world and a leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Age, diet and lifestyle are known risk factors. However, in most cases we ...

A virus that originated in a type of fruit bat has been identified in India, spurring protective public health measures across that country. The Nipah virus is a potentially lethal disease that has ...

Share on Pinterest Despite the recent outbreak in India, health experts suggest the Nipah virus is an unlikely candidate for a global pandemic. Image credit: CharlesGibson/Getty Images Two new cases ...

Dr. Ellen Foxman still remembers her young son struggling to breathe as he battled an asthma attack that tightened his small airways. For any parent, it’s a frightening moment – one that has stayed ...

Researchers in Bangladesh have identified a bat-borne virus, Pteropine orthoreovirus, in patients who were initially suspected of having Nipah virus but tested negative. All had recently consumed raw ...

The internet has been abuzz with "Nipah virus" after two cases were recently identified in health care workers in India. Could this be our next COVID-19? The World Health Organization named it a ...