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Exclusive: Chinese-backed hackers targeted COVID-19 vaccine firm Moderna

Posted by Omuterema Akhahenda in biotech/medical, cybercrime/malcode, government

Jul 30
2020

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Chinese government-linked hackers targeted biotech company Moderna Inc, a leading U.S.-based coronavirus vaccine research developer, earlier this year in a bid to steal valuable data, according to a U.S. security official tracking Chinese hacking activity.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Chinese government-linked hackers targeted biotech company Moderna Inc, a leading U.S.-based coronavirus vaccine research developer, earlier this year in a bid to steal valuable data, according to a U.S. security official tracking Chinese hacking activity.