Coronavirus: believed North Korean hackers impersonate recruiters to target vaccine firm AstraZeneca

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The hacking attempts targeted AstraZeneca staff working on Covid-19 research. Photo: AFPThe hacking attempts targeted AstraZeneca staff working on Covid-19 research. Photo: AFP

The hacking tries targeted AstraZeneca personnel dealing with Covid-19 research. Image: AFP

  • The intruders impersonated recruiters on LinkedIn to approach the UK drug maker’s staff with fake task offers
  • They then sent documents professing to be task descriptions that were laced with harmful code designed to get to a victim’s computer

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Reuters

Updated: 8: 48 pm, 27 Nov, 2020

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