A new flu virus found in Chinese pigs has become more infectious to humans and needs to be watched closely in case it becomes a potential “pandemic virus”, a study said, although experts said there is no imminent threat. A team of Chinese researchers looked at influenza viruses found in pigs from 2011 to 2018… Continue reading Chinese Study Warns of New Swine Flu with Human Pandemic Risk
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Hackers Hit Towns Across the U.S.
Town officials in Rockport, Maine, were closing up shop on Friday, April 13, when they realized they couldn’t open files on their computers. After fielding messages from town workers, local information-technology contractor Gus Natale said he “went straight to the town office and started yanking plugs.” An unknown hacker had snuck malicious software onto the… Continue reading Hackers Hit Towns Across the U.S.