The FBI and Department of Homeland Security are now formally accusing Chinese hackers of trying to steal coronavirus vaccine research from the US and its allies.
The FBI alongside the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have formally accused China of funding and operating hacking cells dedicated to stealing coronavirus vaccine research from the US and its allies. The news was issued as an unclassified public service announcement on
’s website on Wednesday. News reports over the weekend first said the warning, which is directed at organizations working on vaccine research, was imminent as numerous countries have redirected intelligence efforts toward other nations’ responses to and research on COVID-19. “The FBI is investigating the targeting and compromise of U.S. organizations conducting COVID-19-related research by PRC-affiliated cyber actors and non-traditional collectors,” the PSA reads.
and the FBI ask that such organizations patch all systems for vulnerabilities, actively scan all web applications for unauthorized access, improve security with protections like multistep authentication, and identify and suspend access to any suspicious accounts.
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