Pet owners warned they CAN give their cats and dogs COVID-19 but unlikely animals can infect humans

Pet owners are warned they CAN give their cats and dogs COVID-19 but it’s unlikely animals can infect humans, CDC says Two pet cats in New York tested positive for the novel coronavirus in AprilĀ  Both lived in households with people who were either suspected or confirmed to have contracted COVID-19 The CDC says pets … Read more

Hackers target developers of online games in an effort to infect players with malware

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

Controversial trials to infect healthy volunteers with covid IS justified, says WHO

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