Is that CAPTCHA you just encountered real? Find out how fake CAPTCHAs are installing hidden malware and how to stay safe.

The hackers use fake CAPTCHA pages—which are designed to mimic standard security checks—to trick users into installing malicious software (“Stealthy StealC Information Stealer”) via keyboard commands.

Kelly Smythe, of Point Piper, was described as the “it girl” of the 2000s, gaining international recognition for her work, and was voted onto the best dressed list for Harper’s Bazaar in 2007. The ...

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 ...

Infrastructure delivering updates for Notepad++—a widely used text editor for Windows—was compromised for six months by suspected China-state hackers who used their control to deliver backdoored ...

A virus that officials say “has a relatively high death rate” has led to COVID-style health checks at several airports in Asia. Five people in in West Bengal, India, have contracted the Nipah virus, ...

The present outbreak of the Nipah virus infection in West Bengal, India, is the latest of a series of flare-ups of the frequently fatal, fruit-bat–spread zoonotic disease. Nipah (Henipavirus nipahense ...

Two cases of the deadly Nipah virus have been reported in India, infecting two nurses. Symptoms can range from fever and headache to severe brain swelling, with a high fatality rate. Two cases of the ...

The Big Fake (now on Netflix) needle-drops Iggy Pop’s “The Passenger” early on and la-la-la-la la-la-la-la-la-las its way through one Italian guy’s experience at the cross-section of the Vatican, the ...

PCWorld reports that Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 preview update brings AI text generation and improvement tools to Notepad, similar to chatbot functionality. The update also expands Markdown support ...

A new campaign creates a fake BSOD to install malware. The campaign tricks users into installing a remote access trojan. If executed, the RAT can remotely access the infected PC. The Windows Blue ...

This article was produced in collaboration with The Conversation, a nonprofit news organization. A new year might mean new viral threats. Old viruses are constantly evolving. A warming and ...