CISA-FBI Joint Announcement on PRC Targeting of COVID-19 Research Organizations

05/13/2020 09:12 AM EDT

Original release date: May 13, 2020
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have jointly released a Public Service Announcement on the People’s Republic of China’s targeting of COVID-19 research organizations. CISA and FBI encourage COVID-19 research organizations to review and apply the announcement’s recommended mitigations to prevent surreptitious review or theft of COVID-19-related material.

For more information on Chinese malicious cyber activity, see https://www.us-cert.gov/china.