Three major APTs are involved in ongoing compromises at pharma and clinical organizations involved in COVID-19 research, Microsoft says. Russia s APT28, the Lazarus Group from North Korea and another North Korea-linked group dubbed Cerium are believed to be behind the ongoing assaults. Microsoft has seen ongoing cyberattacks against at least seven different targets, spread out across the globe. The majority of the targets are vaccine-makers that have advanced to various stages of clinical trials, but one is a clinical research organization involved in trials.
Source: https://threatpost.com/russia-north-korea-attacking-covid-19-vaccine-makers/161205/