Exclusive: Chinese-backed hackers targeted COVID-19 vaccine firm Moderna

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Exclusive: Chinese-backed hackers targeted COVID-19 vaccine firm Moderna / 98.5 The River | WWVR Jul 30, 2020 1:49 PM By Christopher Bing and Marisa Taylor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chinese government-linked hackers targeted biotech company Moderna Inc , a leading U.S.-based coronavirus vaccine research developer, earlier this year in a bid to steal valuable data, according to a U.S. security official tracking Chinese hacking activity. Last week, the U.S. Justice Department made public an indictment of two Chinese nationals accused of spying on the United States, including three unnamed U.S.-based targets involved in medical research to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The...