Cancer research organizations are now the focus of Chinese hacking groups

mood · Aug 21, 2019

Cancer research organizations are now the focus of Chinese hacking groups
One way to speed up research? Steal it
August 21, 2019
https://www.zdnet.com/article/cance...come-the-new-focus-of-chinese-hacking-groups/

Chinese advanced persistent threat (APT) groups are honing in on cancer research institutes in recent cyberattacks in order to steal their work, researchers say.

On Wednesday, FireEye published a new report on the state of cybercrime in the healthcare industry. Titled, "Beyond Compliance: Cyber Threats and Healthcare," the research claims that Chinese APTs -- many of which are state-sponsored -- continue to target medical entities, and cancer-related organizations are a common target.

One of the most recent campaigns suspected to be the work of a Chinese APT was discovered in April. In this case, a US health center that is known for cancer research was targeted through a tailored phishing campaign which delivered EVILNUGGET malware.

"Targeting medical research and data from studies may enable Chinese corporations to bring new drugs to market faster than Western competitors."
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Cancer research organizations are now the focus of Chinese hacking groups

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