Hackers manipulated stolen Covid-19 vaccine data to undermine trust: EMA
The leaked Covid-19 data includes internal/confidential email correspondence dating from November, relating to evaluation processes for the vaccines.;
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London: In a startling revelation, European Medicines Agency (EMA) has said that hackers have manipulated stolen Covid-19 vaccine data in an attempt to "undermine trust" in the vaccines.
The ongoing investigation of the cyberattack on EMA found that some of the unlawfully accessed documents related to Covid-19 medicines and vaccines have been leaked on the Internet.
"Some of the correspondence has been manipulated by the perpetrators prior to publication in a way which could undermine trust in vaccines," said the latest update from the EMA.
The EMA suffered a data breach and disclosed it last month.
The leaked Covid-19 data includes internal/confidential email correspondence dating from November, relating to evaluation processes for the vaccines.
The news comes at a time when mass vaccination has started in several countries, including in India.
"The agency continues to fully support the criminal investigation into the data breach. Necessary action is being taken by the law enforcement authorities," the EMA said in a statement.
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