Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine data hacked in cyberattack on European Medicines Agency

European Medicines ncy (EMA) has been hit by a critical cyberattack that has led to compromise of drug regulator’s crucial data and medical research documents related to COVID-19 vaccine.

In an official press release on December 10, EU ncy tified that a probe was ordered into suspicious activity, leing to a security threat, hack, and an organised cybercrime against its database. Meanwhile, Pfizer and BioNtech informed that its documents and critical regulatory submissions were illegally accessed in EMA attack. ncy has involved law enforcement and or relevant entities who’ve launched a full investigation into cybercrime. 

"EMA cant provide ditional details whilst investigation is ongoing. Furr information will be me available in due course,"  ncy updated in a release. warnings about vaccine-related cyber crimes and potential vaccine heists were sounded by European Union Police Europol earlier. In an early warning tification, European Union police ncy Europol said that member states and third-party countries must stay vigilant against organised crime scams linked to COVID-19 vaccines. 

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'Increased vigilance' was vised

warning was issued after  European Medicines ncy (EMA) anunced that it was set to conclude evaluation of first conditional marketing authorisation application for vaccines. "Increased vigilance for criminal fraudulent activity is vised to all Member States," Europol said in a statement, stressing that criminals replacing genuine shots shipments with counterfeit vaccines. 

Amsterdam-based ncy has been reviewing data and working on emergency authorisation of at least two COVID-19 vaccine candidates for distribution across EU. Two of its vaccines were expected to reach completion in two weeks when news of its servers being hacked b ya potential threat emerged. However, in press release, company assured that cyber attack "will have impact on timeline for its review."

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