Trump administration plans to issue alert that Chinese hackers are targeting vaccine research

The U.S. government plans to issue a warning that hackers tied to the Chinese government are attempting to steal information from researchers working to develop a coronavirus vaccine, U.S. officials said.

The warning from the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security will also specify the threat as coming from “nontraditional actors” such as Chinese students and researchers in the United States, said one official who, like others interviewed, spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the issue’s sensitivity.