The theft of state unemployment funds is the first pandemic fraud tied to foreign, state-sponsored cybercriminals that the U.S. government has acknowledged publicly. Hackers linked to the Chinese government stole at least $20 million in U.S. Covid relief benefits, including Small Business Administration loans and unemployment insurance funds in over a dozen states, according to the Secret Service. The theft of taxpayer funds by the Chengdu-based hacking group known as APT41 is the first instance of pandemic fraud tied to foreign, state-sponsored cybercriminals that the U.S. government has acknowledged publicly, but may just be the tip of the iceberg, say U.S. law enforcement officials and cybersecurity experts. The officials and experts, most speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject matter, say other federal investigations of pandemic fraud also seem to point back to foreign state-affiliated hackers. “It would be crazy to think this group didn’t target all 50 states,” said Roy Dotson, national pandemic fraud recovery coordinator for the Secret Service, who also acts as a liaison to other federal agencies probing pandemic fraud.
12/5/2022More than 76,000 Georgians who didn't turn out in the general election have voted early in the Dec. 6 race between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker, according to an analysis. TLANTA — Georgia has set new records for early voting again as the two Senate candidates blitz the state ahead of Tuesday’s runoff election. And the contest is drawing new voters, too. More than 1.85 million Georgians have voted early, according to the office of Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, breaking two single-day records in about a week. Among those who have already turned out, 56% were women and 44% men. White voters made up 55% of early voters, 32% were Black, and Latinos and Asian Americans each accounted for less than 2% of the total. Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock is facing Republican former football star Herschel Walker for a six-year term after neither reached the 50% needed to win on the first ballot in the Nov. 8 general election. With the balance of power in the Senate at stake, both candidates have been barnstorming the state to mobilize their voters in the final three days ahead of the crucial election.
12/4/2022Depois da sua estranha ausência no anúncio da Fase 4 do MCU na San Diego Comic Con, meses depois tivemos o tão aguardado anúncio de Pantera Negra 2, lá na D23 de 2019. E a continuação de um dos maiores sucessos da Marvel já veio com data certa. O filme foi anunciado por Kevin Feige e agendado para 6 de maio de 2022, contando com a presença de Ryan Coogler no palco, assim como confirmando seu retorno na direção. Além disso, ele foi confirmado como o primeiro projeto da Fase 5 do MCU. A continuação veio com bastante celebração e importância, já que o primeiro Pantera Negra é até hoje a SEGUNDA maior bilheteria do MCU nos EUA, com 700 milhões de dólares, atrás apenas dos 858 milhões de Vingadores: Ultimato. Infelizmente, a produção do filme sofreu com uma das maiores tragédias em toda a história da Marvel: a perda do nosso Rei T’Challa, Chadwick Boseman. O ator faleceu no dia 28 de agosto de 2020, após uma longa batalha contra um câncer de colo. A produção foi logo paralisada em respeito a Chad, que estava a meses de iniciar o treinamento e preparo para seu retorno como o Pantera Negra. Logo depois, rompeu o mistério sobre o futuro do personagem no MCU, se teríamos uma substituição de ator ou uma recriação digital para encerrar sua história.
12/3/2022As of Thursday afternoon, the lava was about 3.2 miles away from the Daniel K. Inouye Highway, also known as Saddle Road, which connects the east and west sides of the Big Island. Lava flows from the eruption of Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, are moving toward a main highway, adding to local worries on an island with few major roadways. The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed in its most recent update, issued Thursday night local time, that the lava flows "are traveling to the north toward the Daniel K. Inouye Highway (Saddle Road) but have reached relatively flatter ground and have slowed down significantly as expected." The highway connects the east and west sides of the Big Island, acting as a thoroughfare between the towns of Hilo and Kona. The lava is traveling toward the highway at a rate of about 0.025 mph and, as of 1 p.m. local time Thursday, the flow front was about 3.2 miles from the highway, the agency's most recent update said.
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