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The Justice Department has accused the Chinese government of running an elaborate cyberhacking operation aimed at stealing secrets from Western companies, including U.S. businesses, racing to develop a coronavirus vaccine to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic that began in China six months ago. In charges filed this month and unsealed Tuesday, federal prosecutors accused two…

The hackers have been targeting British, Canadian and American organizations racing to create coronavirus vaccines.A scientist preparing samples last month during research and development trials for a vaccine against the coronavirus at a laboratory in St. Petersburg, Russia.Credit...Anton Vaganov/ReutersJuly 16, 2020WASHINGTON — Russian hackers are attempting to steal coronavirus vaccine research, the American, British and…

A patient receives a shot in a clinical trial for a potential coronavirus vaccine. U.S. intelligence officials say Russian hackers are attempting to break into U.S. health care organizations working on a vaccine. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption toggle caption Ted S. Warren/AP A patient receives a shot in a clinical trial for a potential…

Russian cyber hackers are targeting organizations involved in coronavirus vaccine development, security officials in the U.S., United Kingdom and Canada claimed Thursday. The British National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) published an advisory detailing the activity of the threat group known as APT29, which “has exploited organizations globally.” The NCSC assessed that APT29, also named “the Dukes” or “Cozy Bear,” almost…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Foreign government hackers have broken into companies conducting research into COVID-19 treatment and the U.S. healthcare sector, an FBI official reportedly said.Tonya Ugoretz, the FBI Deputy Assistant Director, told participants in an online panel discussion on Thursday that the bureau has…