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The Unseen Threat: DNA as Malware (www.bankinfosecurity.com)
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The Next Major Cyber Risk Could Come Through a Biological SampleResearchers demonstrated that it is feasible to encode executable payloads into synthetic DNA that, once sequenced and processed, could trigger malware in sequencing software. When a vulnerability in a sequencer becomes a vulnerability in national health or food security, the stakes are existential.

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[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Nope. Do not like this, one bit. Humanity is like a fucking toddler. Someone constantly has to guide it from not killing itself.