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US accuses Chinese hackers in targeting of COVID-19 research

by Associated Press
| July 22, 2020 12:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hackers working with the Chinese government targeted firms developing vaccines for the coronavirus and stole hundreds of millions of dollars worth of intellectual property and trade secrets from companies across the world, the Justice Department said Tuesday as it announced criminal charges.

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