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May 6, 2021 | NewsWatch Today
IRS issues another 1.1M EIPs

The IRS said it is disbursing another 1.1 million Economic Impact Payments in the eighth batch under the American Rescue Plan.

May 6, 2021 | Coronavirus Update
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, May 6, 2021

The Small Business Administration said Wednesday that the Paycheck Protection Program has been exhausted, and as of Sunday, the PPP had given out nearly 10.8 million loans worth more than $780 billion since April of last year.

May 5, 2021 | NewsWatch Today
PPP general fund exhausted

The Paycheck Protection Program’s general fund was reportedly exhausted Tuesday ahead of the program’s May 31 authorization, though some PPP funds remain for certain loans and lenders.

May 5, 2021 | Coronavirus Update
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, May 5, 2021

So far, about 145 million adults - about 56% of the adult population in the US - have received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine, according to the latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

May 4, 2021 | Coronavirus Update
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, May 4, 2021

Confirmed coronavirus cases in the US rose at the slowest pace since the pandemic began in the week ended Sunday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg.

Apr 30, 2021 | Coronavirus Update
FS-ISAC Coronavirus Update, April 30, 2021

Hackers have targeted companies that distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to a degree previously unreported, according to research from IBM Security, and starting last year.