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25 May 2023 Security News

Court Sentences Two Oath Keepers Leaders on Seditious Conspiracy and Other Charges Related to U.S. Capitol Breach US Dept. of Justice 25 May 2023 -- Elmer Stewart Rhodes III, 58, of Granbury, Texas, the founder and leader of the Oath Keepers, and Kelly Meggs, 54, of Dunnellon, Florida, the leader of the Florida chapter of the organization, were sentenced today for seditious conspiracy and other charges related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Their actions disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
Oath Keepers Leader Sentenced to 18 Years for Role in January 6 Attack VOA 25 May 2023 -- Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the anti-government Oath Keepers militia, and a former top lieutenant were sentenced on Thursday to 18 and 12 years in prison respectively for their roles in the violent storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Microsoft Claims Malicious Chinese Cyber Actor Detected Targeting Critical US Infrastructure Sputnik 25 May 2023 -- Microsoft on Wednesday issued a warning about a Chinese state-sponsored cyber actor, Volt Typhoon, who is allegedly using stealthy techniques while targeting critical infrastructure and conducting information gathering in the United States.

US critical infrastructure hacked, Chinese government-backed group blamed Press TV 25 May 2023 -- The United States and its cybersecurity allies blame a Chinese government-backed hacking group for spying on critical US infrastructure organizations, including the one in the island territory of Guam, which is home to strategic military bases.
FM spokesperson refutes Five Eyes' reports against China People's Daily 26 May 2023 -- It's widely known that the Five Eyes is the world's biggest intelligence association, and the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) is the world's biggest hacking group. It is ironic that the Five Eyes jointly released a report filled with disinformation, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Thursday.
Accusing China of spying on US infrastructure a US-initiated 'disinformation campaign': Chinese FM Global Times 25 May 2023 -- It is obviously a collective disinformation campaign launched by the US through the Five Eyes intelligence alliance to serve its geopolitical agenda, Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday as some Western countries and Microsoft alleged on Wednesday that a Chinese hacking group is "spying on a wide range of US critical infrastructure organizations."

China braces for second COVID wave amid public doubts over homegrown vaccines Radio Free Asia 25 May 2023 -- Chinese experts are warning of a mounting wave of COVID-19 cases, but face ongoing public distrust that homegrown vaccines targeting the XBB Omicron variants will do much to protect people against severe disease or death.
COVID-19 ranks as most prevalent virus in Beijing for four weeks: CDC report Global Times 25 May 2023 -- COVID-19 infections have ranked as the most prevalent virus in Beijing for four weeks after overtaking the city's influenza cases in late April, according to the COVID-19 weekly reports released by the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control on Wednesday.
NW China's Shaanxi education authority warns schools over rising COVID-19 infection rates Global Times 25 May 2023 -- The education department under the Shaanxi provincial government in Northwest China has listed COVID-19 infection as a special attention event, warning all schools to strengthen COVID-19 monitoring and take precautionary measures as the positive rate of nucleic acid testing has recently begun to rise.

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