According to The Seattle Times, 3 Bubonic Plague infected lab mice are now missing. Reports say that there is no health risk at the moment and they’re not sure whether they were stolen or escaped.
The FBI is now investigating.

Health officials say 10 to 20 people in the United States contract plague each year, usually through infected fleas or rodents. It can be treated with antibiotics, but about one in seven U.S. cases is fatal. Bubonic plague is not contagious, but left untreated it can transform into pneumonic plague, which can be spread from person to person.

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It seems that eBay is going to buy Skype.

The aquisition will cost eBay $2.6 Billion dollars, but will give eBay access to the country’s largest VoIP company.

Skype currently has over 54 million users on it’s (free) service, and 150,00 new users joining each day.
It’s nearest competitor is Vonage, which only has one million subscribers, which pay $25/month to use their service.

Here’s a nice rightup by Marcus Ranum on the Six dumbest ideas in computer security.

It’s definately a great read for those of you who like to keep your PC’s or networks secure and think you’re doing a good job. He tells it like it is.