Russian, Chinese hackers may have stolen European vaccine data | Engadget

0 State-backed hackers' attempts to steal COVID-19 vaccine data might be farther-reaching than you think. According to Reuters , sources for Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant claim (subscription required) that Russia and China both launched cyberattacks against the European Medicines Agency in December, taking documents for vaccines and treatments in the process. The Russian intruders had access for over a month, the tipsters said, and were interested in the destinations and purchase sizes for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. The Chinese reportedly attacked in the first half of 2020, during the pandemic's early stages, while Russia followed later that year. The EMA disclosed…