The UK last week accused Kremlin-backed web hackers of trying to steal vital information from research laboratories trying to develop a coronavirus vaccine, including in the UK. "What we're doing with our allies is making sure people know, making sure the organisations know so that they can better defend against it, but also just calling Russia out, we will do this. "Now you will see us holding Russia to account and making sure that the world knows the nature of the reprehensible behaviour that they're engaged in." The UK accused the Russian APT29 hacking group – also known as The Dukes and Cozy Bear – of trying to break into vaccine research programmes. But Russia's ambassador to the UK Andrei Kelin claimed he only “learnt about their existence from British media”.

Source: Daily Mirror July 19, 2020 12:28 UTC