A state of emergency over bulk power in the States. Beijings disinformation about COVID-19, and its motivation for a coverup. Hacking biomedical research. Curious Xiaomi phones.

Published: May 4, 2020, 7:31 p.m.

b"A US Executive Order on Securing the United States Bulk-Power System declares a state of emergency in electricity generation and distribution. China\\u2019s disinformation about COVID-19 may have begun in the earliest stages of the pandemic. Someone\\u2019s hacking for information on British biomedical research. Xiaomi seems very interested in users of its phones. Andrea Little Limbago on global privacy trends, our guest is Mathew Newfield from Unisys with insights on cybersecurity breaches. And the Love Bug\\u2019s creator is found.\\n For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news brief:\\n https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/May/CyberWire_2020_05_04.html"