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

A US Executive Order on Securing the United States Bulk-Power System declares a state of emergency in electricity generation and distribution. China’s disinformation about COVID-19 may have begun in the earliest stages of the pandemic. Someone’s 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’s creator is found. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2020/May/CyberWire_2020_05_04.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices