UK ‘95% sure’ Russian hackers tried to steal coronavirus vaccine research
Minister says Britain and allies confident Russian intelligence was behind cyber-attacks
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The UK security minister James Brokenshire has said Britain is “more than 95%” sure that Russian state-sponsored hackers targeted UK, US and Canadian organisations involved in developing a coronavirus vaccine.
Brokenshire said the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and its counterparts in the other countries were confident “Russian intelligence agencies” were responsible for the attacks on drug companies and research groups.
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