Security News > 2020 > March > California tech industry gets its first big coronavirus hit: RSA Conference attendee infected, in serious condition

The deadly novel coronavirus has reached California's tech sector with the news that an engineer who attended the RSA Conference in San Francisco last month has now tested positive for COVID-19 - and is in a serious condition.

The RSA Conference is significant with roughly 40,000 attendees.

The RSA Conference organizers have confirmed a second event attendee has tested positive for COVID-19.

"Currently, there is not a known direct link or official governing body communicating back to RSA Conference that these individuals had symptoms at Conference or attended during the incubation period," the team said in a statement today.

One of the RSA Conference attendees has confirmed that he also attended the Bsides event, which is held preceding the larger conference.

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