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The United States accuses Chinese citizens of international hacking campaigns

The United States accused five Chinese citizens of hacking into 100 companies and organizations. Authorities said the targeted companies were U.S. and international. They added that those affected include social networking companies, video games, universities and telecommunications providers.

The defendants remain fugitives. But Prosecutors said two Malaysian businessmen accused of conspiring with the alleged hackers were arrested in Malaysia this week. They now face extradition proceedings.

The Justice Department announced the accusations. This, as part of an effort by the Trump Administration to call out cyber-crimes committed by China.

Two months ago, prosecutors accused hackers of working with the Chinese government to attack companies developing COVID-19 vaccines. Besides stealing millions of dollars in intellectual property and trade secrets from companies worldwide.

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Random attack in NYC Subway: Man pushed onto tracks and struck by train

A man is in critical condition after being pushed onto the tracks and run over by a moving train at a subway station in New York City on Tuesday, according to the city’s police, who are treating the incident as a random attack.

The attack occurred around 1:30 p.m. local time at the 18th Street station on the 1 line, allegedly as the train was entering the Manhattan station. At that moment, a man wearing a hood and face mask, who had been captured on station cameras moments earlier, pushed another man who was standing on the platform and apparently did not know him.

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Trinidad and Tobago Declares State of Emergency Amid Surge in Criminal Activity

The Government of Trinidad and Tobago announced on Monday that the country has been declared in a state of emergency due to the increase in criminal activity.

The declaration was made by President Christine Kangaloo on the advice of Prime Minister Keith Rowley, in response to the escalation of criminal activity that poses a serious threat to public safety, in accordance with the country’s Constitution.

The country has recently witnessed a rise in gang-related violence. In one incident, five people were killed in an attack in Laventille, a suburb of the capital city, Port of Spain, local media reported.

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Azerbaijan claims Russian air defense hit plane before crash, investigation promised

Azerbaijan stated on Monday that Russia promised to identify and punish those responsible for the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane, which Baku claims was hit by Russian air defense systems before crashing in Kazakhstan on December 25.

Azerbaijan’s Attorney General, Kamran Aliev, said in a statement that the head of Russia’s Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrikin, informed him that “intensive measures were taken to identify the culprits and hold them criminally accountable.”

Russia also promised to “conduct a thorough, exhaustive, and objective investigation” into the incident, in addition to the investigations being carried out in Kazakhstan, where the plane crashed, the Azerbaijani prosecution added.

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