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16 May 2023 Security News

Russian National Charged with Ransomware Attacks Against Critical Infrastructure US Dept. of Justice 16 May 2023 -- The Justice Department today unsealed two indictments charging a Russian national and resident with using three different ransomware variants to attack numerous victims throughout the United States, including law enforcement agencies in Washington, D.C. and New Jersey, as well as victims in healthcare and other sectors nationwide.
The Department of State Announces Reward Offer Against Russian Ransomware Actor US Dept. of State 16 May 2023 -- The impacts of ransomware attacks are significant and far-reaching, with victims suffering loss and disclosure of sensitive information and disruption of critical services.
Treasury Sanctions Russian Ransomware Actor Complicit in Attacks on Police and U.S. Critical Infrastructure US Treasury 16 May 2023 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), designated Mikhail Matveev (Matveev) for his role in launching cyberattacks against U.S. law enforcement, businesses, and critical infrastructure.
U.S. Charges Russian National In Ransomware Attacks On Law Enforcement Agencies, Hospitals RFE/RL 16 May 2023 -- The United States has charged a Russian national with multiple federal crimes related to ransomware attacks in the United States and around the world that netted tens of millions of dollars in ransom payments.

Post-pandemic world economy still feeling COVID-19's sting UN News 16 May 2023 -- Prospects for a robust global economic recovery remain dim as the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic carry on, according to the UN's latest World Economic Situation and Prospects report, released on Tuesday.

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine no longer available in U.S. People's Daily 16 May 2023 -- Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is no longer available in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Beijing COVID cases rise above influenza infections: Beijing CDC report Global Times 16 May 2023 -- The number of COVID-19 infections reported in Beijing has overtaken the city's influenza cases since late April, ranking in first place among all the 16 kinds of notifiable infectious diseases, media reports said on Tuesday citing the COVID-19 weekly reports released by the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control.

COVID-19 UPDATE India PIB 16 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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