A cyber espionage campaign targeted at companies vital to the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines has been detected.
© Getty Hackers have been targeting companies connected to COVID-19 vaccines. File pic
According to an alert issued by the US government and a research blog published by IBM, the hacking campaign started in September.
It targeted a range of organisations, including in government and across the energy and IT sectors, that are associated with the COVID-19 'cold supply' chain.
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Although it is not clear whether the sophisticated phishing emails were successful, IBM warned that the campaign bore "the potential hallmarks of nation-state tradecraft" rather than an attack by cyber criminals.
"Without a clear path to a cash-out, cyber criminals are unlikely to devote the time and resources required to execute such a calculated operation with so many interlinked and globally distributed targets," added IBM.
This week Interpol issued an alert warning that organised criminal gangs could attempt to steal COVID-19 vaccines o ..
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