"Hackers Steal Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Data in Europe, Companies Say"

The Amsterdam-based European Medicines Agency (EMA) working on the approval of two COVID-19 vaccines has revealed that it has faced a cyberattack. According to the U.S. drugmaker Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech, the cyberattack on the drugs regulator resulted in unlawful access to documents related to their development of a COVID-19 vaccine. It remains unknown as to whether the personal data of trial participants had been compromised in the attack. The EMA has not yet disclosed additional details about the attack beyond the confirmation of an ongoing investigation. This incident further highlights the increased intensity of cyberattacks against organizations within the healthcare sector during the coronavirus pandemic. This article continues to discuss the cyberattack on EMA and its impact on Pfizer and BioNTech, the growth in hacking attempts against healthcare organizations during the pandemic, and the targeting of coronavirus information by nation-state hackers.

Reuters report "Hackers Steal Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Data in Europe, Companies Say"