Hacker group attacks California University leading Covid-19 research

Team Udayavani, Jun 5, 2020, 11:12 AM IST

A hacker group, NetWalker, claims to have attacked the University of California, which has been conducting research and trials for Covid-19 treatment

NetWalker posted screenshots of the stolen files on the dark web blog that mentioned medical studies, employee information, among others.

Researchers at the university are among those leading American antibody testing and clinical trials for possible covid-19 treatments.

UCSF has confirmed it was the target of an illegal intrusion and has alerted security experts and law enforcement of the attack

The blog has a timer, that threatens to reveal data by June 8 if payment is not made.

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