Russian cyber hackers are targeting organizations involved in coronavirus vaccine development, security officials in the U.S., United Kingdom and Canada claimed Thursday. The assessment is supported by partners at the Canadian Communication Security Establishment (CSE), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Security Agency (NSA). It also assessed it is highly likely – between 80 and 90 percent – that this activity was to collect information on COVID-19 vaccine research or research into the COVID-19 virus itself. The persistent and ongoing attacks are seen by intelligence officials as an effort to steal intellectual property, rather than to disrupt research. It said known targets of APT29 include British, American and Canadian vaccine research and development organizations.

Source: Fox News July 16, 2020 13:44 UTC