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US Says China Trying to Steal COVID-19 Vaccine Research

Agence France-Presse

   U.S. authorities warned Wednesday that Chinese hackers were attempting
   to steal coronavirus data on treatments and vaccines, adding fuel to
   Washington's war with Beijing over the pandemic.

   The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
   said organizations researching COVID-19 were at risk of "targeting and
   network compromise" by China.

   They warned that Chinese government-affiliated groups and others were
   attempting to obtain "valuable intellectual property and public health
   data related to vaccines, treatments, and testing."

   "China's efforts to target these sectors pose a significant threat to
   our nation's response to COVID-19," they said.

   The two organizations gave no examples to support the allegation.

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