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18 October 2021 Security News

CISA, FBI, and NSA Release BlackMatter Ransomware Advisory to Help Organizations Reduce Risk of Attack CISA 18 Oct 2021 -- The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and National Security Agency (NSA) published a cybersecurity advisory today regarding BlackMatter ransomware cyber intrusions targeting multiple U.S. critical infrastructure entities, including two U.S. food and agriculture sector organizations. The advisory includes technical details, analysis, and assessment of this cyber threat, as well as several mitigation actions that can be taken to reduce the risk to this ransomware.

Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS and Al-Nusra Front US Dept. of Justice 18 Oct 2021 -- Defendant Provided Money to Fund Travel of Brooklyn Resident to Wage Jihad in Syria
Jury Convicts Chicago Man of Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS US Dept. of Justice 18 Oct 2021 -- A federal jury convicted an Illinois man today for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a foreign terrorist organization.

Colombian Businessman Charged with Money Laundering Extradited to the United States from Cabo Verde US Dept. of Justice 18 Oct 2021 -- Alex Nain Saab Moran (Saab), 49, a Colombian citizen, will make his initial appearance in federal court in Miami, Florida, today after being extradited from the Republic of Cabo Verde.

Ancient city Xi'an prepares for city-wide testing after seven elderly tourists from Shanghai test positive for COVID-19 Global Times 18 Oct 2021 -- Xi'an, the capital city of Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, one of the country's treasure houses famous for underground relics, is preparing for a city-wide nucleic acid testing after seven elderly people including three couples traveled to the city from Shanghai all tested positive for COVID-19 during the weekend.
Over 2.232 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 18 Oct 2021 -- More than 2.232 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Sunday, data from the National Health Commission showed Monday.
Chinese mainland reports 22 imported COVID-19 cases, 2 local infections People's Daily 18 Oct 2021 -- The Chinese mainland reported 22 imported COVID-19 cases and two locally-transmitted infections on Sunday, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Monday.

India's Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 97.79 Cr India PIB 18 Oct 2021 -- With the administration of 12,05,162vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 97.79 Cr (97,79,47,783) as per provisional reports till 7 am today
COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 276 India PIB 18 Oct 2021 -- India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 98 Crore landmark milestone (98,60,00,264) today
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs India PIB 18 Oct 2021 -- The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country
COVID-19 UPDATE India PIB 18 Oct 2021

COVID-19 kills 181 more Iranians over past 24 hours IRNA 18 Oct 2021 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 124,256 with 181 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Monday.
Pres. Raisi: Over 70% of Iranians already received first dose of COVID19 vaccine IRNA 18 Oct 2021 -- President Ebrahim Raisi said that over 70 percent of the country's population have already received their first dose of COVID19 vaccine injections and said the second phase of vaccines will be completed before the arrival of cold season in the country.

Taiwan reports no new COVID-19 cases, deaths for first time in 193 days CNA 18 Oct 2021 -- Taiwan on Monday reported no new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths from the disease for the first time in 193 days, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

Major Cities in Australia, New Zealand Facing Different COVID-19 Lockdown Scenarios VOA 18 Oct 2021 -- Children in Australia's largest city returned to in-person learning Monday as Sydney reached an important milestone in its fight against COVID-19.

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