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COVID-19

FBI, DHS Warn Of Chinese Cyber Hacking Against U.S. COVID-19 Research

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, May 13th, 2020

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FBI, DHS Warn Of Chinese Cyber Hacking Against U.S. COVID-19 Research

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China is using cyber means to target and compromise U.S. organizations involved in healthcare research related to countering the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and could pose a threat to the U.S. response, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security warn in public service announcement issued on Wednesday. The one-page notice said the hacking is being done by China-affiliated “cyber actors and non-traditional collectors” and is aimed at obtaining “valuable intellectual property (IP) and public health data related to vaccines, treatments, and…

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