Reuters exclusively reported that hackers linked to Iran have targeted staff at U.S. drugmaker Gilead Sciences Inc in recent weeks, as the company races to deploy a treatment for the COVID-19 virus. In one case, a fake email login page designed to steal passwords was sent in April to a top Gilead executive involved in legal and corporate affairs. The hacking attempts show how cyber spies around the world are focusing their intelligence-gathering efforts on information about the novel coronavirus.
Reuters exclusively reports Iran-linked hackers recently targeted coronavirus drugmaker Gilead
08 May 2020, 12:00 am. 1 minute
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