At first, it’s just another refund scam. Then everything changes. The scammer suddenly can’t control his own system—and the ...

The software intercepts shortcut files and directs them to install a worm that harvests private keys from the Windows ...

Video games as a service is a popular model among game publishers. Why sell a game with a beginning, middle, and end when you can just keep producing content for the same game and keep audiences (and ...

Researchers at the University of Toronto showed how hackers could use artificial intelligence to create a program that could target any known flaw in the world’s computers. By Cade Metz Cade Metz has ...

Hikers along Southern California's Pacific Crest Trail have been smacked with fast-spreading cases of a "winter vomiting disease" – and they aren't the only ones. At least two dozen hikers have fallen ...

Flu season may be mostly behind us, but a nasty, highly contagious stomach bug is rising. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. In ...

Global health officials are tracking an outbreak of Ebola caused by a rare species of orthoebolavirus called the Bundibugyo virus that has so far killed more than 130 people and infected more than 500 ...

Here’s what to know about the symptoms and spread of the virus, which has sickened people in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. By Dani Blum Global health officials are raising alarms about ...

A giant virus discovered in Japan is adding fuel to the provocative idea that viruses helped create complex life. Named ushikuvirus, it infects amoebae and shows unique traits that connect different ...

Sporadic human infections with avian influenza A viruses have caused a wide spectrum of illness. As these novel influenza A viruses pose pandemic potential, timely detection and characterization of ...

Dianna Gunn built her first WordPress website in 2008. Since then, she's poured thousands of hours into understanding how websites and online businesses work. She's shared what she's learned on blogs ...