The ransomware ecosystem: Operators, affiliates & access brokers

Senior Security Researcher and intel analysis lead for cybercrime Tim Mitchell will discuss how ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) has significantly lowered the bar to entry for cybercriminals. As a result, the scale of ransomware operations has expanded, allowing cybercrime groups and their affiliates to exploit more networks resulting in higher revenue. Expertise has also improved as each element of the process has […]

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Does COVID-19 cause adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes?

Early in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, pregnant women were thought to be at unusually high risk from the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) compared to the general population or non-pregnant women. However, later studies failed to agree on the extent and nature of the danger posed by the infection. A recent study reports on the adverse […]

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Children and COVID: ED Visits and Hospitalizations Start to Fall

Emergency department visits and hospitalizations for COVID-19 in children appear to be following the declining trend set by weekly cases since early December, based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.   Rates of ED visits involving diagnosed COVID-19 in children had been rising since mid-November, 2022, but are now declining in early January, 2023. New cases […]

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Many older adults declined home medical care for fear of COVID, which caused new or worsening conditions

COVID-19 interrupted or delayed medical treatment for many people who chose to put off elective procedures or couldn’t get in to see a specialist. But new research from the University of Michigan finds another population was affected: Many homebound older adults canceled medically necessary home-based health care services out of fear of getting COVID-19. This caused new or worsening medical […]

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Exploring the features of music that people fall asleep to

A new study has identified several characteristics typical of music associated with sleep, such as being quieter and slower than other music. However, popular sleep music playlists on Spotify also include faster, louder, and more energetic tracks. Rebecca Jane Scarratt of Aarhus University, Denmark, and colleagues present these findings in PLOS ONE. Many people say that they listen to music […]

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Viagra users are 25% less likely to suffer early death

The little blue pill really is magic! Men with erectile dysfunction who take Viagra are 25% less likely to suffer an early death than those who don’t, study suggests Viagra can reduce a person’s risk of suffering severe cardiovascular issues Researchers found it dropped the rate of heart disease death around 39% Men who used the drug also decreased their […]

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