Vaccine Research Fair Game For Cyber Spies Expert Warns After Chinese Hackers Tied To Moderna Attack
Reacting to a Reuters report identifying biotechnology company Moderna as a victim of a Chinese-backed hack back in January, likely intended to steal virus research secrets, cybersecurity experts told Newsweek the threat of hacking is ever-present. “The targeting of pharmaceutical research is not something new for state-sponsored hackers and I’m afraid cases like this are considered fair game for cyber-spies,” Stefan Tanase, an intelligence expert at CSIS Security Group, told Newsweek....