Chinese language-backed hackers ࢀ˜centered COVID-19 vaccine agency Modernaࢀ™

Moderna’s vaccine candidate is one of the earliest and biggest bets by the Trump administration to fight the pandemic. 30 Jul 2020 18:47 GMT Moderna confirmed to Reuters that the company had been in contact with the FBI and was made aware of the suspected ‘information reconnaissance activities’ by a hacking group mentioned in an indictment last week of two Chinese nationals accused of spying on the US [File: Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg] Chinese government-linked hackers targeted biotech company Moderna Inc – a leading United States-based coronavirus vaccine research developer – earlier this year in a bid to steal valuable data, according…