Russian-backed hackers are trying to steal Covid-19 vaccine and treatment research from institutions around the world, UK's National Cyber Security Centre says
The NCSC said the group's attacks were ongoing and used a variety of tools and techniques, including spear-phishing and custom malware.
The statement did not say whether Russian President Vladimir Putin knew about the vaccine research hacking, but British officials believe such intelligence would be highly prized. Britain and the United States said in May that networks of hackers were targeting national and international organisations responding to the Covid-19 pandemic. But such attacks have not previously been explicitly connected to the Russian state.The Russian government-linked group Cozy Bear is widely suspected of hacking the Democratic Party.
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