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Unofficial WhatsApp app found to steal user accounts

A new version of the unofficial WhatsApp app called YoWhatsApp has been found to steal access keys to user accounts. Kaspersky researchersdiscovered that YoWhatsApp v2.22.11.75 sends the user’s access key to the attacker’s server. Attackers can use keys to take over accounts, steal private communications, and impersonate users. YoWhatsApp is mainly advertised through the video

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Human mini-brains implanted in mice

For the first time, researchers have successfully transplanted human neurons into the brains of young mice, according to a paper published in the journal Nature. Human cells form connections to rat neurons that can be used to control rat behavior. To test whether the transplanted human neurons affected the behavior of young mice, the researchers

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Free open access policy for Science journal articles to take effect in 2023

Science publishers will allow authors of their research papers to publish near-final versions of their manuscripts in a repository of their choice immediately after publication, at no cost. Bill Moran, publisher of Science at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), said the policy will go into effect in January 2023 and will

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