Russian hacking group APT29 targeting research organizations in U.S., U.K. and Canada. Attackers aim to steal information and intellectual property relating to the development and testing of COVID-19 vaccines, officials say. Government officials warn that the hacker group uses a variety of tools and techniques to target government, diplomatic, think-tank, healthcare and energy targets for intelligence gain. The hacker group frequently uses publicly available exploits to conduct widespread scanning and exploitation of vulnerable systems, likely in an effort to obtain authentication credentials.”]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/us-uk-canada-russian-hackers-targeting-covid-19-research-a-14633