90-Second Read: Scammers are already using the Hantavirus to fleece people
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Malik Thompson
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Published June 14, 2026

Still, being stuck on a giant boat in the middle of nowhere apparently hasn't stopped some of its passengers from being enterprising… or so it may seem. Wouldn't you like to help out someone stuck in a hard spot thanks to the Hantavirus? How nice of him to connect two dying passengers on that same ship so they can make some friends in their last days.
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Source published Jun 11, 5:46 PM EDT. Hantavirus Now reviewed reporting from Boing Boing and summarized the key points below.
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