Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. American universities, pharmaceutical and other healthcare firms are being targeted by Chinese and Iranian hackers in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, according to reports. The aggressiveness of the cyberattacks is such that some U.S. officials view them as tantamount to war, according to the Wall Street Journal, because they may have hurt research into a COVID-19 vaccine. CLICK HERE FOR FULL CORONAVIRUS COVERAGEIran, meanwhile, is suspected of targeting some of the same facilities, the report claims. China and the U.S. have been embroiled in a furious war of words since the coronavirus outbreak began, blaming one another for mishandling the pandemic.

Source: Fox News May 13, 2020 10:18 UTC