Report says Chinese hackers tried to steal UNC coronavirus vaccine data

WRAL's Aaron Thomas has more on a report by the FBI that Chinese hackers tried to steal coronavirus vaccine data conducted by UNC.
Posted 9/5/2020, 10:15:47 PM

WAKING UP ON A SUNDAY FOR BUT

60 DEGREES IS ONE OF THEM.

>> CHINESE HACKERS TARGETING

UNC RESEARCH FOR A CORONAVIRUS

VACCINE.

WE ARE LIVE FROM CHAPEL HILL

WITH THE WARNING ON HOW THE

UNIVERSITY IS RESPONDING.

>> SOME OF THE TOP RESEARCHERS

AROUND THE WORLD ARE WORKING ON

THE VACCINE RIGHT HERE BUT

THERE ARE REPORTS CHINESE

INTELLIGENCE HACKERS ARE TRYING

TO GET THE RESEARCH RIGHT HERE.

IN A REPORT FROM THE NEW YORK

TIMES FBI OFFICIALS HAVE BARNED

UNIVERSITIES HACKING TEAMS.

THE HACKERS DID NOT GET

THROUGH.

WE REACHED OUT TO THE

UNIVERSITY ABOUT THAT WARNING.

THEY TELL US LIKE MANY RESEARCH

INSTITUTIONS THEY REGULARLY

RECEIVER ALERTS FROM SECURITY

AGENCIES AND THEY HELP GUARD

AGAINST ADVANCED PERSISTENT

THREAT ATTACKS.

SOME OF THE MOST PROMINENT DRUG

MAKERS SUCH AS JOHNSON AND

JOHNSON, THEY HAVE REACHED AN

AGREEMENT TO NOT SEEK

GOVERNMENT APPROVAL PPROVAL

UNTIL THEY HAVE A VACCINE THAT

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