State - sponsored hackers in China have targeted global medical data , intellectual property and systems , according to research by security company FireEye . Chinese groups particularly targeted medical researchers , with a focus on cancer research , in a series of attacks since 2013 , FireEye claimed . A US health care centre specialising in cancer research was attacked in 2018 and 2019 , while attendees at a cancer - linked conference in Japan were attacked through emails . Meanwhile , a website was attacked for research , clinical trial data , HR information and tax data . FireEye said attackers linked to Vietnam and Russia have also been involved in health care fraud attacks .
State-sponsored hackers in China have targeted global medical data, intellectual property and systems, according to research by security company FireEye. Chinese groups particularly targeted medical researchers, with a focus on cancer research, in a series of attacks since 2013, FireEye said. A US health care centre specialising in cancer research was attacked in 2018 and 2019, while attendees at a cancer-linked conference in Japan were attacked through phishing. Meanwhile, a biotech was targeted for research, clinical trial data, HR information and tax data. FireEye said attackers linked to Vietnam and Russia have also been involved in health care cyber attacks.