Cozy Bears and Hidden Cobras: The hackers targeting COVID-19 vaccine researchers
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The cybersecurity company Crowdstrike s illustration of the Fancy Bear hacking group, which has been accused of targeting COVID researchers.
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As COVID researchers around the world race to develop vaccines in record times, they re being quietly tailed by spies and thieves.
Secretive crews of cyber-mercenaries and state-sponsored hackers with names like Cozy Bear and Hidden Cobra are watching and waiting.
Last week, the target was the European Medicines Agency, which had confidential documents about the Pfizer vaccine stored on its server.
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