China-linked hackers are breaking into American organizations that are carrying out research about COVID-19. On Wednesday, U.S. officials were warning both scientists and public health officials to be on the lookout for any cyber theft.
Research and data related to coronavirus has been the key for intelligence and priority for hackers and the Western intelligence organizations have repeatedly sounded the alarm over the targeting of public health and pharmaceutical organizations.
According to reports from Reuters of last week's, ran-linked cyberspies had targeted staff at U.S. drugmaker Gilead Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:GILD), the antiviral drug redeliver is the only treatment so far proven to help against the COVID-19.
Gilead Sciences Inc (GILD) going up by +0.17, or by 0.22% at $77.23.