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11 May 2023 Security News

Justice Department Seizes 13 Domains Used by Lebanese Hezbollah and its Affiliates US Dept. of Justice 11 May 2023 -- The Justice Department today announced the seizure of 13 domains used by Specially Designated Nationals (SNDs), Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs), and their members associated with Lebanese Hezbollah.

With Leaders Locked Up, Proud Boys Embrace New Cause: Anti-LGBTQ Activism VOA 11 May 2023 -- Four leaders of the far-right extremist Proud Boys group are facing decades behind bars after a jury found them guilty of seditious conspiracy for their role in the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The Snake, The FBI, And Center 16: Why The Takedown Of A 'Most Sophisticated Cyber-Espionage Tool' Is Important RFE/RL 11 May 2023 -- For more than a decade, a unique bit of malicious computer code was burrowed in the deepest corners of Internet servers in more than 50 countries, secretly gathering data and even records of what a person might be typing on a keyboard. Important information was extracted and covertly sent via a network of other infected computers, hiding its tracks from easy detection, back to the code's creators.

West Mulls Designating Russia's Wagner Group as Terrorists VOA 11 May 2023 -- Britain is preparing to designate the Wagner Group — a Russian private army that is deeply involved in the invasion of Ukraine — as a terrorist organization, according to The Times of London newspaper, citing government sources.

Representatives of public authorities and energy companies trained at crisis management Exercise Cyber Shield STRATEX 2023 lithuania-mnd 11 May 2023 -- Representatives of the Office of the Government, all Ministries and major energy companies of Lithuania train at strategic table-top exercise Cyber Shield STRATEX 2023 on May 11. The exercise is designed to test their ability to properly respond to a large-scale cyber incident.

OSCE and UNODC support North Macedonia in preventing terrorist financing through targeted financial sanctions OSCE 11 May 2023 -- A three-day training course on strengthening North Macedonia's capacity to implement targeted financial sanction regimes concluded today in Veles, North Macedonia. The training was jointly organized by the OSCE Secretariat's Transnational Threats Department and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), with the support of the OSCE Mission to Skopje.

Mpox public health emergency declared over UN News 11 May 2023 -- The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday declared that the multi-country outbreak of the mpox virus which began around a year ago was no longer a public health emergency of international concern.
WHO Declares Mpox No Longer Global Health Emergency VOA 11 May 2023 -- The World Health Organization on Thursday declared mpox — formerly known as monkeypox — no longer poses a global public health emergency.

How End of COVID-19 Emergency Impacts Americans VOA 11 May 2023 -- At the height of the pandemic, Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside, New York, had more than 400 COVID-19 patients, many of whom were very sick. These days, that number is less than five, with no patients in the intensive care unit, according to Dr. Aaron Glatt, the hospital's epidemiologist.

COVID-19 UPDATE India PIB 11 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

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