Post by M. Hawbaker on Dec 5, 2020 1:34:57 GMT
Hackers aren't just looking to steal information on the vaccines for COVID-19. They're also going after its distributors and suppliers, security researchers warned in a report released Thursday.
Researchers from IBM's X-Force team detailed a global hacking campaign targeting government agencies, tech companies and energy suppliers in countries like Germany, Italy, South Korea and Taiwan. The companies and agencies are all connected to the Cold Chain Equipment Optimization Platform, a partnership between UNICEF, the vaccine alliance Gavi and other organizations to help with vaccine distribution.
Researchers from IBM's X-Force team detailed a global hacking campaign targeting government agencies, tech companies and energy suppliers in countries like Germany, Italy, South Korea and Taiwan. The companies and agencies are all connected to the Cold Chain Equipment Optimization Platform, a partnership between UNICEF, the vaccine alliance Gavi and other organizations to help with vaccine distribution.
The attacks came as emails pretending to be from Haier Biomedical, a Chinese company that says it's the world's only complete cold chain provider. The cold chain is a crucial part of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine rollout as the vaccine needs to be stored at a temperature of -70 degrees Celsius (-94 degrees Fahrenheit).
, but in reality, hacker attacks is not the least bit unexpected. I hadn't thought about it, but if I had, I'd have already said it makes perfectly good sense. There are lots of hackers in the world.