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COVID-19 vaccines are starting to roll out after a year of grappling with the pandemic. While this certainly inspires hope for the future, there are still risks on the road ahead. As distribution ramps up, vaccine-related cybersecurity concerns are also rising.
Cybercrime has been a prominent side effect of the pandemic throughout the past year. This wave of cyberattacks shows no signs of slowing as vaccines roll out, with some threat actors targeting distribution. Here are five of the leading cybersecurity concerns surrounding the COVID-19 vaccines.
1. State-sponsored spear-phishing
In early December, the Department of Homeland Security issued a warning about cyberattacks targeting the vaccine supply chain. Threat actors sent a series of spear-phishing emails to organizations involved in COVID vaccine storage and transport. These attacks sought to steal network access credentials and, perhaps more troubling, seemed to be government-sponsored.
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March 13, 2021 at 10:00PM
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