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Andrew Carey, Oren Liebermann, Eyad Kourdi and Daniel Nikbakht — CNN According to officials, the Israeli army attacked a military site near Damascus, Syria early Saturday morning. Israeli authorities did not comment on this incident. Israel and Syria tensions have been rising ever since Israel…

As stated this week in an ABC News clip, Apple’s latest operating system, High Sierra, is extremely hackable. A flaw in the security allows a stranger to login using the username “root” and have complete access. Apple said they are working on an update to fix this breach in security soon, but in…

Los Angeles Times, Kate Linthicum... We forget the continuing problems after an acute event so easily. The article below gives insight as to how those affected by Mexico's 7.1 magnitude continue to celebrate traditions despite the conditions they are facing

Uganda's health ministry yesterday confirmed a second fatal Marburg virus case, involving the 38-year-old brother of the country's first lab-confirmed case-patient. Also, health officials reported another suspected case and a new probable case, both of whom are isolated and in stable condition.…

A break in key US support for global efforts to protect Americans and the world from pandemics could stall momentum that has been gaining steam in the wake of recent threats such as Ebola and Zika viruses, according to a new report from PATH, an international nonprofit group based in Seattle that…

President Trump has declared the national opioid epidemic to be a public health emergency. With this new declaration means that, under the Public Health Services Act, federal agencies will be directed to devote more grant money to fight the epidemic. While this act does not entail additional federal…

Rising outbreaks of the zoonotic vector-borne Oropouche virus in Brazil cause concern among researchers at University of São Paulo. The virus is primarily spread through midge bites, however there have been some cases of transmission through regional mosquitoes. One particular researcher's…

WASHINGTON — The Senate headed into its August recess on Wednesday without voting on a cybersecurity bill, adding it to a contentious to-do list for September that includes a push to disapprove the Iran nuclear deal and a spending fight mired in abortion politics... Read more

A fourth person has died in what the New York City Health Department is describing as an "unusual" spike in Legionnaires' disease in the Bronx, officials said Saturday. The news comes as two more Bronx buildings tested positive for the legionella bacteria... Read more

The nation that brought the world the mushroom cloud is now hard at work on a new project: coming up with cyberweapons so strong that their very existence would deter foreign governments from attacking U.S. databases and crucial computer systems... Read more

New cars carry more interlinked computing systems than a typical small business. Buried under hoods and behind touchscreen control panels, microprocessors run by millions of lines of code operate an array of crucial functions, from brakes and steering to headlights and horns. Automakers are…

Once it completes its work on surface transportation reauthorization legislation, the Senate has indicated that it plans to consider the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA/S. 754) on the Senate floor before it leaves for recess, which is scheduled to begin on August 7. It is likely that…

United Continental Holdings Inc has awarded millions of frequent flier miles to hackers who have uncovered gaps in the carrier's web security, in a first for the U.S. airline industry. United confirmed with Reuters that it has paid out two awards worth 1 million miles each, worth dozens of free…

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Thursday revealed that 21.5 million people were swept up in a colossal breach of government computer systems that was far more damaging than initially thought, resulting in the theft of a vast trove of personal information, including Social Security numbers…