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FBI Says Foreign States Hacked Into U.S. COVID-19 Research Centers: Report

Posted on April 17, 2020April 17, 2020 By Davey Winder

FBI deputy assistant director confirms that state-sponsored actors have hacked into COVID-19 research facilities as search for a cure continues

While most of the COVID-19 threat warnings emerging from the Federal Bureau of Investigations have been regarding scams and fraud, now something a lot more sinister and disturbing has emerged. It has been reported that the FBI has seen evidence of foreign state-sponsored hackers breaking into U.S. COVID-19 research institutions.

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