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State-sponsored hackers target vaccine research

Today on Front Burner: The threat state-sponsored hackers pose for vaccine research and development — and what exactly is driving them.
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U.S. Justice Department has been targeting those who disseminated the sprawling Kelihos botnet, in which compromised computers that sent phoney emails advertising counterfeit drugs and work-at-home scams, harvested users' logins and installed malware that stole account passwords. Pytor Levashov was arrested in Spain on Friday as part of their investigation. (Kacper Pempel/Reuters)
Front Burner20:29State-sponsored hackers target vaccine research

While scientists worldwide are trying to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, reports show an uptick in state-sponsored medical hacking. Countries like China and Iran appear to be actively hacking vaccine research. 

Today on Front Burner: We talk to cybersecurity expert Priscilla Moriuchi about the fears that are driving these hacking efforts, and how they could derail vaccine research.

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