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Hackers now targeting other nations’ vaccine development efforts

May 10, 2021 -

Health care cyber-specialist David Nides remarked that the stakes are higher than ever in the race for a cure for the pandemic. In an interview, the specialist from KPMG in Chicago remarked: "There's a race for a vaccine or a treatment, and the prize is huge for whoever comes out on top." Given these circumstances, many countries are now scrambling to create a vaccine – while some others lurk in the shadows and observe.

Nides estimated that cyber-attacks on healthcare and ...

Alleged Russian hackers stole email conversations between Microsoft and U.S. federal agencies

April 19, 2024 -

Eric Goldstein, a senior official at the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), informed reporters that Microsoft had alerted several federal agencies about the potential breach, indicating that the hackers may have obtained login credentials and passwords. (Related: Will hackers cripple America with a cyberattack? Expert says it might happen in 2024.)

Goldstein emphasized that there have been no reported compromises ...