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Hackers target biomanufacturing facilities using the Tardigrade malware
Biomanufacturing facilities in the US are being actively targeted by an unknown hacking group leveraging a new malware strain.
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As reported by SiliconANGLE, Tardigrade is primarily used for espionage though the malware also causes other issues on the systems it infects including network outages.
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In a separate report, Wired noted that these recent attacks may be linked to Covid-19 research as the pandemic has shown just how important biomanufacturing research is when developing vaccines and other medicines.
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Due to Tardigrade's advanced characteristics, the malware could have been developed by an advanced threat detection group or even by a nation-state intelligence service.
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https://www.techradar.com/news/hackers-target-biomanufacturing-facilities-using-the-tardigrade-malware