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North Korean hackers tried breaking into the computer systems of pharmaceutical company Pfizer to access information on a coronavirus vaccine, according to a South Korean lawmaker and multiple reports. <\/p>\n
Seoul’s National Intelligence Service “briefed us that North Korea tried to obtain technology involving the Covid vaccine and treatment by using cyberwarfare to hack into Pfizer,” said Parliament member Ha Tae-keung following a closed-door hearing, according to Agence France-Presse.<\/p>\n
The U.S. State Department and Pfizer did not immediately respond to emails from Fox News.<\/p>\n
The reported attempt by North Korea, although bold, is not all that surprising. U.N. security experts recently found that North Korean hackers stole about $316 million to improve its nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.<\/p>\n
NORTH KOREAN HACKERS STOLE $316M TO IMPROVE NUKES, BALLISTIC MISSILES, UN EXPERTS SAY<\/strong><\/p>\n \n North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un attends a meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party Politburo in Pyongyang, North Korea on Nov. 15, 2020. (Korean Central News Agency\/Korea News Service via AP, File)\n <\/p>\n North Korea has also been linked to significant cyberattacks, which the country denies. They include a 2013 campaign that impacted the servers of South Korean financial institutions, the 2014 hacking of Sony Pictures, and the WannaCry malware attack of 2017.<\/p>\n Leader Kim Jong Un has insisted the country has had no coronavirus cases. North Korea last year imposed a border lockdown and increased quarantine measures in an effort to prevent a COVID-19 outbreak. <\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/640\/320\/North-Korea.jpg?ve=1&tl=1\")
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