Vietnam-linked hackers targeted Chinese govt over coronavirus response, say researchers

A man walks by Beijing's Central Business District during morning rush hour as the spread of the new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continues in China on April 17, 2020. FireEye said a hacking group known as APT32 had tried to compromise the personal and professional email accounts of staff at China's Ministry of Emergency Management and the government of Wuhan, the Chinese city at the centre of the global coronavirus pandemic. — Reuters

LONDON/WASHINGTON: Hackers working in support of the Vietnamese government have attempted to break into Chinese state organisations at the centre of Beijing's effort to contain the coronavirus outbreak, US cybersecurity firm FireEye said on April 22.

FireEye said a hacking group known as APT32 had tried to compromise the personal and professional email accounts of staff at China's Ministry of Emergency Management and the government of Wuhan, the Chinese city at the centre of the global coronavirus pandemic.