Russian hacking group APT29 is targeting research organizations in the U.S., U.K. and Canada, officials warn. Attackers aim to steal information and intellectual property relating to the development and testing of COVID-19 vaccines, officials say. The hacker group uses a variety of tools and techniques to target government, diplomatic, think-tank, healthcare and energy targets for intelligence gain, the advisory says. The group also uses spear phishing to obtain authentication credentials to internet-accessible login pages for target organizations.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/us-uk-canada-russian-hackers-targeting-covid-19-research-a-14633