"Chinese government hackers have long
focused on stealing intellectual property and technology. Russia has
aimed much of its recent cyberespionage, like election interference, at
weakening geopolitical rivals and strengthening its hand.
“China
is more well known for theft through hacking than Russia, which is of
course better now for using hacks for disruption and chaos,” said Laura Rosenberger, a former Obama administration official who now leads the Alliance for Securing Democracy.
“But there’s no question that whoever gets to a vaccine first thinks
they will have geopolitical advantage, and that’s something I’d expect
Russia to want.”"
