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North Korean, Russian hackers target COVID-19 vaccine makers in India, says Microsoft

According to Microsoft, among the targets, the majority are vaccine makers that have Covid-19 vaccines in various stages of clinical trials.

"One is a clinical research organization involved in trials, and one has developed a Covid-19 test. Multiple organizations targeted have contracts with or investments from government agencies from various democratic countries for Covid-19 related work," Tom Burt, Corporate Vice President, Customer Security & Trust, said in a statement on Friday.