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It's Wednesday for the PDB late afternoon or early evening bulletin, whichever. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.

Let's get briefed.

First, U.S. intelligence officials are urging Americans to protect their private communications

behind encrypted apps as they continue to grapple with the fallout from an unprecedented cyber attack

by Chinese operatives. Then we'll turn to Cuba, where the country's national power grid

has once again collapsed after their largest power plant failed, leaving millions in the dark.

It comes as the country faces fuel shortages and an ongoing economic crisis.

But first, our afternoon spotlight. We'll begin with an update on a major breach of U.S.

telecommunications companies by Chinese operatives that officials have described as one of their

worst hacks in American history. During a briefing with reporters on

Tuesday, senior officials with the FBI and the cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency

urged Americans to start using encrypted messaging apps for their private communications

to stay hidden from the Chinese Communist Party's backed hackers.

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