Elite hackers target WHO as coronavirus cyberattacks spike

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Elite hackers target WHO as coronavirus cyberattacks spike

DarkHotel group suspected.

Elite hackers tried to break into the World Health Organization earlier this month, sources told Reuters, part of what a senior agency official said was a more than two-fold increase in cyberattacks. WHO Chief Information Security Officer Flavio Aggio said the identity of the hackers was unclear ...

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