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How bushmeat, burial rites and disinformation make the DRC an Ebola hotspot
9+ hour, 32+ min ago (1164+ words) People walk along a road in the city of Mbandaka in Democratic Republic of Congo, April 6, 2019. People paddle along a small river in a forest near Mbandaka, located in the heart of the Congo Basin, on April 2, 2019. A border health…...
What we know about the Canvas hack impacting thousands of schools
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1055+ words) Students attempting to access grades, study materials and quizzes were met instead with a message from a hacking group on Thursday. New York (CNN) " An apparent cyberattack shut down an education platform used by universities and K-12 schools across the US…...
Rusk County provides update on March cyberattack that may have exposed personal data | Wisconsin News | wqow. com
2+ week, 2+ day ago (258+ words) RUSK COUNTY (WQOW) -Rusk County officials provided an update May 8 on a March cybersecurity incident, saying it may have exposed personal information belonging to a limited number of people. As 18 News reported in March, Rusk County alerted residents that there…...
From US to Singapore, countries race to track hantavirus
2+ week, 2+ day ago (58+ words) WQOW Frost Advisory from FRI 2: 00 AM CDT until FRI 8: 00 AM CDT Medics escort a patient, second right, evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship with suspected hantavirus infection, to an ambulance after being flown May 6 to Schiphol airport, Amsterdam, Netherlands....
Anthropic's next model could be a "watershed moment' for cybersecurity. Experts say that could also be a concern
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (766+ words) People march across San Francisco from Anthropic's headquarters to Open AI to x AI, calling for a pause in AI development, in San Francisco on March 21, 2026. (CNN) " The next wave of AI-powered cybersecurity attacks will be like nothing we've seen…...
Iran-linked hackers have breached FBI Director Kash Patel's personal emails
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (338+ words) FBI Director Kash Patel, pictured during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on March 18. The stolen emails appear to date from around 2011 to 2022 and appear to include personal, business and travel correspondence that Patel had with various contacts, according to a…...
The St. Croix Sheriff's Office is warning of scammers posing as law enforcement
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (139+ words) ST. CROIX (WQOW) - The St. Croix County Sheriff's Office is warning about scammers posing as law enforcement. Authorities say scammers use spoofed phone numbers to look like they are coming from the sheriffs office. Scammers claim you have an active…...
Rusk County government impacted by cybersecurity incident
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (114+ words) WQOW - Download the WQOW 18 Storm Track Weather App HOW TO WATCH: WIAA State Girls Basketball Tournament Wind Advisory from FRI 12: 00 AM CDT until FRI 10: 00 AM CDT A cybersecurity incident in impacting the Rusk County government network. RUSK COUNTY (WQOW) - A…...
Norovirus activity increases across Eau Claire County
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (211+ words) EAU CLAIRE COUNTY (WQOW) - The Eau Claire City-County Health Department is reporting an increase in Norovirus activity across Eau Claire County. The health department does not track Norovirus cases individually, but it does test for the disease in wastewater. They…...
UW-Stout cybersecurity program ranked among top in the nation
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (98+ words) WQOW - Download the WQOW 18 Storm Track Weather App MENOMONIE (WQOW) - UW-Stout's cybersecurity program is ranked among the best in the nation. The UW-Stout Bachelor's Degree cybersecurity program was ranked number 14 in the U. S. by Programs. com. According to its website, the…...