China, Russia and Iran 'have deployed spies to steal US vaccine research in an intelligence war targeting biotech companies and university research centers'
Hackers and spies from China, Russia and Iran have targeted American biotech companies and research universities to steal vaccine research, officials sayChinese intelligence hackers tried to steal information from the University of North Carolina and other schools, according to two officialsRussian spies tried to steal data from universities and agencies in the US, Canada and Britian but were detected by a British surveillance agency Some of the targeted American biotech companies include Gilead Sciences, Novavax and Moderna So far no corporation or university has announced any data thefts from publicly identified hacking efforts, but some hackers have penetrated defense networks By Marlene Lenthang For Dailymail.com
Published: 17:15 EDT, 6 September 2020 | Updated: 17:37 EDT, 6 September 2020
The race for the coronavirus vaccine has triggered an intelligence war where spies from China, Russia and Iran target American biotech companies and research universities in a bid to steal data, according to a new report.
American and British intelligence have tracked efforts from several nations trying to spy on vaccine research as COVID-19 has infected more tha ..
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