Microsoft said in a new blog post that it is targeting companies researching the Cyberetax Covid-19 vaccine and treatment, which originated in North Korea and Russia. The company says the attacks targeted seven leading pharmaceutical companies and researchers from the United States, Canada, France, India and South Korea.
According to a blog post written by Tom Burt, vice president of consumer protection and trust’s MicroSF. MicroSoft did not name the companies, or provide details of what information was stolen or compromised, but said it had notified organizations and offered help where the attacks were successful.
According to MicroSoft, most of the attacks were blocked by its security defenses.
The hackers used a variety of methods to carry out the attack, according to the blog post, Brutal force attempts to steal iron entry certificates, as well as spear-phishing attacks where hackers presented recruits in search of job candidates, and the World Health Organization as representatives.
“It is disturbing that these challenges have now merged as cyberatax is being used to disrupt health care institutions fighting the epidemic.” “We think these attacks are imaginary and should be condemned by all member society.”
U.S. And new coronavirus cases are on the rise in other parts of the world, but there are some promising signs in vaccine development. Pfizer and Bioentech announced that their vaccine is 90 percent effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 in clinical trials. That initial data has not yet been investigated by independent researchers, but experts have described the news as “extremely encouraging”. And Moderna is expected to be a vaccine candidate Publish preliminary information soon.
