Friday, 24 March, 2023

Hackers backed by Russia, N Korea targeted COVID-19 vaccine makers: Microsoft

<p>Microsoft has claimed that hackers backed by Russia and North Korea have targeted seven pharmaceutical companies in the USA, Canada, France, India and South Korea involved in the COVID-19 vaccine development efforts. Microsoft said that while it has blocked the &ldquo;majority&rdquo; of the attacks, some were successful. &nbsp;The tech giant identified Russian group Strontium or APT28 or Fancy Bear, North Korea&#39;s Zinc and Lazarus Group behind these attacks.</p>