U.S. And U.K. Warn That Foreign State-Backed Hackers Are Targetting Medical Organizations Involved In The Coronavirus Pandemic Response

Daily Mail: Foreign state-backed hackers are targeting healthcare workers and medical researchers to obtain valuable information about efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak

* US and UK cybersecurity agencies issued an alert to healthcare groups Tuesday
* State-backed hackers are using 'password spraying' to target health sector
* Foreign actors are targeting medical research and personal healthcare date
* Experts advise changing passwords and using two-factor authentication

The top cybersecurity agencies in the U.S. and UK have issued a joint alert warning that foreign state-backed hackers are targeting healthcare organizations involved in the response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Hackers are actively targeting healthcare bodies, pharmaceutical companies, medical research organizations and local governments, said Britain's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in an alert on Tuesday.

The state-backed hacking groups are seeking bulk personal information, intelligence on national healthcare policy, and sensitive data on COVID-19-related research, the agencies said.

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