Russian, Chinese hacking groups target pharma companies for Covid-19 data

Singapore-based cyber intelligent firm Cyfirma says 15 active hacking campaigns are underway; US, UK and Japan among a slew of other nations also on cybercriminals' target list

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cybercrimes | Cyber Attacks | Chinese hackers

BS Reporter  |  Mumbai 

Cybercriminals from Russia, China, Korea, and the Middle East have targeted pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, and government health departments in India to steal Covid-19 related data. Singapore-based threat discovery and cyber intelligent company Cyfirma said that 15 active hacking campaigns are underway carried out by seven Russian groups, four Chinese groups, three Korean and one from Iran.

Other than India, these groups are targetting countries like the US, UK, Japan, Australia, Italy, South Korea, Germany, Spain, Brazil and Mexico. Since last year, CY2020, cyber attacks ...

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First Published: Fri, February 26 2021. 19:19 IST
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