Russian and North Korean hackers have attempted to steal "valuable" coronavirus vaccine data, Microsoft has said.
As reported by The Independent, State-backed actors tried to obtain information from pharmaceutical companies and vaccine researchers working on the jab, the firm added.
Microsoft wrote in a blog post on Friday that most of the attacks in the past few months have been foiled.
Microsoft cyber security experts identified Russia's state-backed hacking outfit Fancy Bears as one of the groups trying to steal information.
China has also launched an online campaign to steal information, according to the US government, which announced charges in July.
Lazarus Group and second outfit Microsoft refers to as "Cerium" were behind North Korea's moves to steal vaccine data.