British labs working on a coronavirus vaccine have been targeted by Russian hackers, security chiefs have revealed. Vladimir Putin’s spies want to steal secrets so Moscow can produce a jab.
A GCHQ chief said: “We condemn these despicable attacks.” Britain is fighting off an alleged campaign by Moscow to steal information in a bid to develop a coronavirus vaccine.
Russian state-backed spy group APT29 has launched cyber attacks on UK labs, according to British spooks. The National Cyber Security Centre has accused the Kremlin of trying to rip off findings so Russia can produce a vaccine at the same time or sooner.
NCSC operations director Paul Chichester said: “We condemn these despicable attacks against those doing vital work to combat the