Hackers from Russia, China, Iran trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine data: Report

Global cybersecurity experts have accused Russia, China, Iran, and rth Korea of engaging in "intellectual property war" by trying to steal data related to COVID-19 vaccine research and deployment. According to Guardian, state-sponsored hackers from se countries are working tirelessly to obtain sensitive information regarding COVID-19 trial results and vaccine production. 

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'COVID-19 has become primary motive' 

UK daily quoted am Meyers, senior vice-president at IT security specialists Crowdstrike, as saying that Russia and China have long engd in data ft, but for past several months primary motive of hacking has been to obtain information related to COVID-19. am said that with COVID-19 vaccine roll-out becoming a matter of national pride for many nations, state-sponsored hackers from Russia, China, Iran, and rth Korea have been trying to steal research and or related information. 

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Experts allege that most of se cyberattacks are committed by hackers who have close links with spy and defence ncies of countries from where attacks originate. However, Russia, China, and Iran have all denied engaging in cyberwarfare. Moscow has said that it has " kwledge" of any hacking attempts, while Beijing claims its vaccine research is so vanced that re is need for it to steal data. 

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Last week, Microsoft h accused hackers from Russia and rth Korea of targetting pharmaceutical companies and vaccine researchers in Cana, France, India, South Korea, and United States with cyberattacks.

"se are attacks that aim to break into people’s accounts using thousands or millions of rapid attempts," American tech company h said in a blog post. US government has also accused China of carrying out cyberattacks on American firms with an intention to steal COVID-19 vaccine research.

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