Pfizer did not immediately respond to Information Security Media Group s request for comment.
In addition to the report of Pfizer being targeted, South Korea s National Intelligence Service claims to have foiled attempts by North Korea to hack into South Korean firms developing coronavirus vaccines, Reuters reports.
Seeking a Profit?
North Korea has been accused of turning to an army of hackers to fill its cash-strapped coffers amid international sanctions that ban most international trade with it, Reuters reports. So, some health experts speculate that he country s hackers appear more interested in selling the stolen data than using it to develop a homegrown vaccine.
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