China-backed hackers 'tried stealing data from Covid-19 vaccine developer Moderna'
The July 7 indictment alleges that that two Chinese hackers, identified as Li Xiaoyu and Dong Jiazhi, conducted a decade-long hacking spree that most recently included the targeting ofThe surveillance included three unnamed US-based targets, which are involved in medical research to combat the pandemic.
Reconnaissance activities can include a range of actions from probing public website for vulnerabilities to scouting out important accounts after entering a network, cyber security experts say. The federal government is supporting development of the company’s vaccine with nearly half a billion dollars and helping Moderna launch a clinical trial of up to 30,000 people beginning this month.
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