Believed to be employed by Putin's regime, Russian hackers dubbed ‘Cozy Bear’ are being blamed for ... [+] attacks on coronavirus vaccine research. Mikhail Svetlov/Getty ImagesHackers believed to be employed by the Russian government have been blamed for trying to steal information from the West’s various Covid-19 vaccine research projects. That’s according to an analysis by the NSA and National Cyber Security Center (NCSC), a branch of U.K. signals intelligence body GCHQ. Coronavirus research has become a magnet for hackers, with U.S. officials warning in May that China had targeted researchers. When Forbes spoke with Johnson & Johnson chief scientist Dr. Paul Stoffels, as it announced its own vaccine development, he said he wasn’t concerned about the likes of China trying to steal information on Covid-19 treatments.

Source: Forbes July 16, 2020 13:00 UTC