📚 Russian and North Korean hackers targeted COVID-19 research, says Microsoft

Microsoft reports that nation-state actors from Russia and North Korea targeted large pharmaceutical companies. What you need to know Microsoft detected Russian and North Korean hackers targeting data related to COVID-19 research. The primary target of the attacks include vaccine researchers and leading pharmaceutical companies. Microsoft has offered help to targeted organizations. Microsoft reports that it's detected multiple cyber attacks by nation-state actors that target companies involved in researching treatments and vaccines for COVID-19. The targets include companies in Canada, France, India, South Korea, and the United States, though Microsoft did not share the names of the companies. According to Microsoft, the attacks come from three nation-state actors, one from Russia and two originating from North Korea. Microsoft states that the majority of the attacks were stopped by security protections built into its products, but that it's offered help to organizations that h... ...