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title: China hacking away at COVID vaccine research - Inside the Cyber24 Podcast
description: In this episode of the CYBER24 podcast, presented by VLCM, we take a closer look nation-state hackers trying to get access to COVID vaccine research in the U.S. Because the work is being done at universities and private companies, the federal government can’t provide the level of security many say we need.
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# [China hacking away at COVID vaccine research - Inside the Cyber24 Podcast](https://blog.vlcm.com/blog/covid-vaccine-research)

 Written by [VLCM](https://blog.vlcm.com/blog/author/vlcm) | May 28, 2020 8:58:41 PM

[Originally posted on cyber24.us: ](https://www.cyber24.us/episode-85-china-hacking-away-at-covid-vaccine-research/)

In this episode of the CYBER24 podcast, presented by VLCM, we take a closer look nation-state hackers trying to get access to COVID vaccine research in the U.S. Because the work is being done at universities and private companies, the federal government can’t provide the level of security many say we need. 

 

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## Panelists:

Anthony Booyse, SOPHOS  
Dan Schuyler, VLCM

 

## Interesting Articles:

[China Is Hacking Coronavirus Research and Federal Agencies Can’t Stop Them — Newsweek](https://apple.news/AGCQmvbzRSNeW7vHnutuzrA)  
[Ukrainian Hacker Nabbed In Megabreach Involving 773 Million Login Accounts — Business Times](https://apple.news/AQtrKbDswT-GYA7JS9r2rhg)

 

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