It has been claimed that countries around the world are trying to steal information about the spread of corona19 in other countries and vaccine and treatment technology through hacking.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Homeland Security will release a warning that Chinese hackers are about to steal US Corona19 vaccine and treatment technology in the near future, the New York Times (NYT) reported today (local time).

It was reported that the draft announced by the U.S. government included `` an attempt to extract valuable intellectual property and public health information related to vaccines, treatments and tests in illegal ways. ''

In particular, it is controversial that hackers in South Korea also attempted to hack out emails from WHO and US and Japanese officials to extract information.

The newspaper cited civilian security agencies as saying that over 10 countries around the world have relocated hackers from military and intelligence agencies to respond to the virus.

It is known that not only hackers, but also academia, researchers at private research institutes, and students who are not traditional government agents in the past are involved.

The warning will also raise suspicions that China's state-owned hackers have been involved as part of a strategy to strengthen deterrence, including the involvement of the US Cyber ​​Command (USCC) and the National Security Agency (NSA).

Earlier in the year, US President Donald Trump infiltrated foreign networks, including China, to counteract hacking attacks in 2018.

In the same year, the United States overlooked the intention of Russian intelligence agencies to intervene in the 2018 midterm elections and warned against the Russian grid by planting malicious code.

However, this time, it is not known what action the US will take, including whether it is attacking China's cyber headquarters or intelligence agencies.

Earlier this month, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also claimed that there was enormous evidence that Corona19 originated from the virus lab in Wuhan, China, so tensions in the two countries are expected to escalate even more.

"There's plenty of evidence that China has done on the Internet," said Christopher Krebs, head of the Department of Homeland Security and Infrastructure Security at Homeland Security.

Last week, the United States and the United Kingdom said in a joint statement, "Health authorities, pharmaceutical companies, academia, medical research institutes, and local governments are targeting them."

Although certain countries and target agencies were not timely, NYT explains that the announcement appears to be Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea.

In particular, according to security experts, Iran has also attempted to hack Gilead Sciences, a manufacturer of Remedyvir that has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a treatment for Corona19.

In recent years, it has been reported that Vietnamese hackers who have not been prominent in the cyber war have attempted to hack into Chinese government officials.

The newspaper also cited multiple private security firms, claiming that South Korean hackers attempted to hack into email accounts from WHO, Japanese, and US officials, as well as North Korea, to find out about virus outbreaks and treatments.

This means that even the allies are distrusting the corona19 confirmation and death status announced by other governments, NYT said.