The Fear Of Chinese...Hackers😛😛 

Cybersecurity officials claim Beijing poses a ‘significant threat to our nation’s response to Covid-19’. Plus, the doctor who became a national hero

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The FBI and Department of Homeland Security have warned that hackers linked to the Chinese government may target US firms and institutions conducting research into Covid-19, adding fuel to the tensions between Washington and Beijing. “China’s efforts to target these sectors pose a significant threat to our nation’s response to Covid-19,” the US cybersecurity agency said on Wednesday, without citing any specific examples.

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman dismissed the accusations as “rumours and slanders”, describing China as a staunch upholder of cyber security and saying the country was “leading the world in Covid-19 treatment and vaccine research”. While China has spoken of offering global leadership during the pandemic, writes Peter Frankopan, it is doing little to lead international collective action:

Nor, for that matter, is the US, the EU or anyone else. And in our me-first world, where states put their interests first, and find collaboration either increasingly difficult or unpalatable, this indeterminacy could have very significant consequences for global affairs.