Chinese COVID-19 Research Firm Hacked
Return To ArticleHuiying Medical has reportedly found itself targeted by hackers. As with everything related to the virus, whether it’s the distribution of stimulus funds or providing the latest information on infections, cyber criminals have pivoted their activity to focus on the global pandemic.
Cyber researchers at Cyble now report that a threat actor they describe as “credible,” has gained access to the medical company’s “COVID-19 detection technology source code and COVID-19 experimental data.” Huiying Medical has not yet responded to a request for comment from the day before publishing.
