World / South Korea foils N Korean attempts to hack COVID-19 vaccine makers

South Korea's intelligence agency has foiled North Korea's attempts to hack into its companies developing COVID-19 vaccines. A member of the parliamentary intelligence committee said there was no damage from the hacking attempts. Earlier this month, Microsoft had said that hackers working for Russian and North Korean governments tried to break into the networks of seven pharmaceutical companies.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Nov 27, 2020, 09:49 PM
Seoul: South Korea’s intelligence agency foiled North Korean attempts to hack into their companies developing coronavirus vaccines, the News1 agency reported on Friday, citing a member of the parliamentary intelligence committee.

After being briefed by the National Intelligence Service, lawmaker Ha Tae-keung said that the agency did not specify how many and which drugmakers were targeted but clarified that there was no damage from the hacking attempts, News1 said.

Last week, Microsoft accused hackers working for the Russian and North Korean governments tried to break into the networks of seven pharmaceutical companies and vaccine researchers in South Korea, Canada, France, India and the United States.