Cybersecurity
Hackers Target European Supercomputers Researching Covid-19
- Facilities in Switzerland, Germany, U.K. come under attack
- It isn’t clear who was behind incidents or if they were linked
Photographer: Balint Porneczi/Bloomberg
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Supercomputers in Europe being used to research Covid-19 were hacked this week, according to several laboratories. Some of the computers remain offline following the attack.
Supercomputers in Switzerland, Germany, and the U.K. were affected. It’s not clear if the attacks were linked or who was behind them.