In January 2026, Microsoft Defender Experts identified a new evolution in the ongoing ClickFix campaign. This updated tactic deliberately crashes victims’ browsers and then attempts to lure users into ...

Two PyPI packages hid a Base64 downloader in a compressed Basque dictionary, delivering a Python RAT to ~1,000 users via updatenet.work (RouterHosting/Cloudzy). The ...

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious packages in the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that masquerade as spellcheckers but contain functionality to deliver a remote access ...

Health officials are warning of a dangerous bacterial infection that has been detected at a homeless encampment in Berkeley, California. Leptospirosis, which is caused by Leptospira bacteria, is a ...

ROCKY POINT, Long Island (WABC) -- An entire home on Long Island has been completely overrun by hundreds of rats that were kept as pets by a 48-year-old homeowner who is now under arrest, leaving ...

Cold and flu medications are among around 2,000 products being recalled by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration over rat feces contamination concerns. The products were distributed across Minnesota, ...

Rotational ball, trigger button, and air-puffs to tell the rat it's run into a wall make for a more immersive experience. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Two women headed to LaGuardia Airport found themselves with the most New York of all hitchhikers -- a rat. The rodent climbed out of the hood of the car on Nov. 11 and apparently ...

Bats carry lots of viruses – including variants of the coronavirus that sparked the pandemic. But since bats don't often attack humans, the question is: What's the risk of these viruses being passed ...

New videos reveal the surprising dynamics of bat-rat relationships—and suggest how human activity is fueling these interspecies conflicts. A rat attacks a bat as it flies by in this still image from a ...