The UK blames Russian hackers for targeting Covid-19 vaccine research
Coronavirus research has become a magnet for hackers with U.S. officials warning in May that China had targeted researchers. In a, the FBI and the DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said they were investigating claims Chinese hackers were looking to “identify and illicitly obtain valuable intellectual property and public health data related to vaccines, treatments, and testing from networks and personnel affiliated with Covid-19-related research.
Again, specific targets were not named, but many academic and private organizations are working on a Covid-19 vaccine, including Oxford University, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson, to name just a few., as it announced its own vaccine development, he said he wasn’t concerned about the likes of China trying to steal information on Covid-19 treatments. “I have no concerns about that at this moment.
Stoffels may have underestimated the willingness of states to conduct corporate espionage, even when it’s human lives that are at stake.
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