Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,500 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 125,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type … Read more
Criminals are using the coronavirus outbreak to try and bait people into clicking suspicious links in a bid to hack into their computers and steal personal information. Cyber-security researchers have identified several campaigns where hackers pretend to be legitimate health organisations to ensnare victims. Users are being urged by experts to not click on any … Read more
One of the Government’s most senior officials has made the incendiary suggestion that Britain does not need its own farming industry. In leaked emails obtained by The Mail on Sunday, powerful Treasury adviser Tim Leunig argues that the food sector is not ‘critically important’ to the economy – and that agriculture and fishery production ‘certainly isn’t’. … Read more
The coronavirus is sending the world into a panic and hackers using it as bait to steal people’s personal data. Security experts have discovered cybercriminals are sending emails with a malicious strain of software disguised as information about the outbreak. The emails, discovered in Japan, claim the virus has spread like wildfire throughout the country … Read more