Hackers are trying to disrupt and steal COVID-19 vaccine research – By Aaron Pressman (Fortune) / Nov 13 2020
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Hackers in Russia and North Korea are attacking some of the key companies and research facilities trying to develop and test vaccines against COVID-19, Microsoft said on Friday. The attacks could result in delayed development of these desperately needed vaccines or in the theft of vaccine-related data.
One North Korean group has been sending emails to medical researchers and their colleagues, pretending to be from the World Health Organization and inquiring about COVID-19 progress, the software giant noted. Another North Korean effort involves their sending emails posing as recruiters with fake job offers. The Russian group simply tried to brute force its way into medical companies’ network by rapidly trying millions of combinations of log-ins and passwords.
The “majority” of the attacks have been blocked, but some have been successful, Microsoft said without providing further details.
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