Cybersecurity
IBM Uncovers More Attacks Against Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Chain
- X-Force researchers found dozens of companies were targeted
- Successful hacks could lead to IP theft, possible disruption
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A hacking campaign that International Business Machines Corp. detected last year against organizations involved in the manufacturing, transportation and storage of Covid-19 vaccines was wider than initially understood and is now found to have targeted more than 40 companies in 14 countries, the company said Wednesday.
The attacks against the “cold chain” -- a temperature-controlled supply chain -- highlight the risk of intellectual property theft and potential disruption for stakeholders in the fragile process of shipping vaccines across long distances at stable temperatures, researchers from IBM’s X-Force cybersecurity group wrote in a blog post.