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09 May 2023 Security News

Justice Department Announces Court-Authorized Disruption of Snake Malware Network Controlled by Russia's Federal Security Service US Dept. of Justice 09 May 2023 -- Through Operation MEDUSA, the FBI, and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York Neutralized the FSB's Premier Cyberespionage Malware Implant in Coordination with Multiple Foreign Governments
FBI Takes Down 'Sophisticated' Russian Cyberespionage Tool, US Says VOA 09 May 2023 -- U.S. officials said on Tuesday they've taken down a global network of compromised computers that Russian intelligence agents used for nearly 20 years to spy on the United States and its allies.

U.K. Citizen Extradited and Pleads Guilty to Cyber Crime Offenses US Dept. of Justice 09 May 2023 -- A U.K. citizen pleaded guilty today in New York to his role in cyberstalking and multiple schemes that involve computer hacking, including the July 2020 hack of Twitter.

United States Sanctions Additional Sinaloa Cartel Network of Fentanyl Suppliers US Dept. of State 09 May 2023 -- The United States is continuing our efforts to disrupt the global production and supply chain of illicit fentanyl, including by denying the criminal actors who engage in this activity access to the international financial system.
Treasury Sanctions Fourth Member of "Los Chapitos" and Expands Targeting of Deadly Fentanyl Supply Network US Treasury 09 May 2023 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Joaquin Guzman Lopez—a son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera and the fourth member of Los Chapitos—as well as three Sinaloa Cartel members and two Mexico-based entities pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14059. Those sanctioned today are part of a Sinaloa Cartel network overseen by Los Chapitos and responsible for a significant portion of the illicit fentanyl and other deadly drugs trafficked into the United States.
US Sanctions Son of Mexican Drug Kingpin 'El Chapo' Guzman Sputnik 09 May 2023 -- The United States sanctioned Joaquin Guzman Lopez, son of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, as part of an effort to disrupt the Sinaloa Cartel's trafficking network of illicit fentanyl, the US Treasury Department said on Tuesday.

Iran accounts for 92% of global opium seizure: Official IRNA 09 May 2023 -- Iran accounts for 92% of opium seizure in the world, and is prepared to share its experience in the fight against drug trafficking with regional countries, said the country's anti-narcotics chief.

A Proclamation on Revoking the Air Travel COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement The White House 09 May 2023
Executive Order on Moving Beyond COVID-⁠19 Vaccination Requirements for Federal Workers The White House 09 May 2023
U.S. sets to end COVID-19 public health emergency this week People's Daily 09 May 2023 -- The United States will officially put an end to the COVID-19 public health emergency on Thursday.
Biden Revokes COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Air Travel Sputnik 09 May 2023 -- US President Joe Biden on Tuesday revoked his own proclamation from October 25, 2021, that introduced a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for international air travel.

COVID-19 XBB subvariants predominant in China, pathogenicity unchanged: expert People's Daily 09 May 2023 -- The XBB subvariants of Omicron are now the predominant COVID-19 strains in China, and no significant change in pathogenicity has been observed, a virology expert said Monday.

COVID-19 UPDATE India PIB 09 May 2023 -- 220.66 cr Total Vaccine doses (95.21 cr Second Dose and 22.87 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive

COVID-19 subvariant XBB set to drive new surge through July: CDC CNA 09 May 2023 -- COVID-19 subvariant XBB may become dominant in Taiwan very soon, creating a new surge of the disease through early July, a senior official with the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday.

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