According to the South Korean intelligence agency, there was an attempt made by North Korea to hack the systems of South Korean companies which are developing COVID-19 vaccines. As per the reports by Yonhap news agency, North Korea tried to hack the technology used by Pfizer Inc to develop COVID-19 vaccine.
This attempt of North Korean hackers was foiled by South Korea's intelligence agency.
Yonhap, a South Korean news agency, didn’t share any other details about this attempt to hack Pfizer’s technology.
A similar hacking attempt was made by North Korean hackers last year.
At that time they tried to hack 9 prominent health organizations such as AstraZenca, Novavax Inc and Johnson & Johnson.
Such incidents of hacking or illegally breaking into the digital systems of health bodies, drug manufactures and scientists have increased during this COVID-19 pandemic.
The Coronavirus outbreak has triggered worldwide Cyberattacks from cybercriminals...