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06 June 2023 Security News

Report: Even as Militias Disbanded, Anti-Government Groups Surged in US VOA 06 Jun 2023 -- Anti-government extremist organizations in the U.S. surged last year, even as some militias disbanded and hate groups declined, according to a new report released Tuesday by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Treasury Sanctions Individuals Linked to CJNG's Arms Trafficking, Fuel Theft, and Money Laundering US Treasury 06 Jun 2023 -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated two senior members of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG) engaged in trafficking high-caliber firearms from the United States and fuel theft in Mexico. Additionally, OFAC designated another individual and one Mexican entity that provide support to CJNG by laundering illicit narcotics proceeds. CJNG is a violent Mexico-based drug trafficking organization responsible for a significant proportion of fentanyl and other deadly drugs trafficked into the United States.

Financial Institutions in US, East Asia Spoofed by Suspected North Korean Hackers VOA 06 Jun 2023 -- There are renewed concerns North Korea's army of hackers is targeting financial institutions to prop up the regime in Pyongyang and possibly fund its weapons programs.

China's Latest COVID Wave May Hit 65 Million a Week With Mild Symptoms VOA 06 Jun 2023 -- China, where COVID-19 was first identified in humans more than three years ago, expects its current wave of infection to hit as many as 65 million cases per week by late June, according to official accounts of models presented at a medical conference.

Serious COVID cases still rising, but infections may be peaking: CDC CNA 06 Jun 2023 -- The number of serious COVID-19 cases in Taiwan continued to climb last week, but an indicator used to track new infections suggests that the current wave of cases may have already reached its peak, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday.

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