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Hackers target developers of online games in an effort to profit off of in-game currency and infect players with malware The hacks affected unnamed developers in South Korea and Taiwan Compromises allowed hackers to sneak malware into ‘game executables’ It also gave hackers access to servers and manipulate in-game currency It’s unclear how many people, … Read more
The World Health Organization has thrown its support behind controversial trials in which healthy volunteers are infected with coronavirus and risk falling badly unwell. Bosses at the global health body claim the approach could rapidly accelerate vaccine development, which they say make it ethically justified. The WHO has set out eight criteria that would need … Read more
Jihadist is arrested over plot to infect police with coronavirus by urging followers to cough on victims in Tunisia The leader of the group indoctrinated followers to target security forces He specifically targeted takfiris – Islamist militants under administrative control The takfiris often visit police stations and therefore had access to their targets However, they … Read more
An NHS doctor volunteering to treat coronavirus patients was left homeless after he was evicted by his landlord and told to live in a tent. Consultant geriatrician Vincent Okafor, 57, said his landlord thought he might be infected and bring the killer bug into the property. He was given five days’ notice to vacate his … Read more
Could this be the ultimate revenge for Brexit? The coronavrius that has laid Boris Johnson low may have passed into Westminster’s inner circle via the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, according to one theory. The Mail on Sunday has traced connections between those known to have the virus in an attempt to identify Downing … Read more
Blackburn thug who spat and COUGHED at police officer after threatening to infect her with coronavirus is jailed for 26 weeks Drunken David Mott lost his temper when sergeant told him to back away The 40-year-old showed ‘utter contempt’ towards police sergeant in Blackburn Sgt Linda Haywood was forced to pepper spray Mott as he … Read more
An intensive care specialist has described how one person with coronavirus could infect up to 59,000 others – as the virus is more than twice as infectious as flu. Dr Hugh Montgomery, a professor of intensive care medicine at University College London, explained how the virus could be passed from one person to thousands as … Read more
Hackers are using the world’s fear of coronavirus against them. Security experts found fraudulent websites are using maps tracking the outbreak to infect people’s computers and steal personal information. The malicious software being used is known as AZORult, which was first discovered in 2016 and currently sold in Russian forums with the sole purpose of … Read more
Until recently few people had heard the term super-spreader, but last week it became a part of our everyday language. This began largely with Steve Walsh, a Scout leader in Hove, who found unwelcome fame when he was named as a ‘super-spreader’ of the new strain of coronavirus. The term is used to describe those … Read more
Fresh fears about the growing severity of the coronavirus outbreak tore through global stock markets yesterday. Equity markets in Asia, Europe and the US tumbled as the death toll from the outbreak hit 170 in China and the first person-to-person transmission was confirmed in America. More than 7,700 cases have been confirmed in China, while … Read more