Related News
Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine data hacked
Print Edition
US drugmaker Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech said on Wednesday that documents related to development of their COVID-19 vaccine had been 鈥渦nlawfully accessed鈥 in a cyber attack on Europe鈥檚 medicines regulator.
The European Medicines Agency, which assesses medicines and vaccines for the European Union, said hours earlier it had been targeted in a cyber attack. It gave no further details.
Pfizer and BioNTech said they did not believe any personal data of trial participants had been compromised and EMA 鈥渉as assured us that the cyber attack will have no impact on the timeline for its review.鈥
It was not immediately clear when or how the attack took place, who was responsible or what other information may have been compromised.
The two companies said they had been informed by the EMA 鈥渢hat the agency has been subject to a cyber attack and that some documents relating to the regulatory submission for Pfizer and BioNTech鈥檚 COVID-19 vaccine candidate鈥 had been viewed. Such documents could be extremely valuable to other countries and companies rushing to develop vaccines, experts said.
鈥淲hen it comes to the data submitted to these kinds of regulatory bodies, we are talking confidential information about the vaccine and its mechanism of action, its efficiency, its risks & known possible side effects and any unique aspects such as handling guidelines,鈥 said Marc Rogers, founder of a volunteer group fighting COVID-related breaches, CTI-League.
The companies said 鈥渘o BioNTech or Pfizer systems have been breached in connection with this incident.鈥
The EMA has said it would complete its review by December 29, although its schedule may change.
The regulator鈥檚 statement gave few details about the attack, saying only it was investigating with help from law enforcement.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 娌狪CP璇侊細娌狪CP澶05050403鍙-1
- |
- 浜掕仈缃戞柊闂讳俊鎭湇鍔¤鍙瘉锛31120180004
- |
- 缃戠粶瑙嗗惉璁稿彲璇侊細0909346
- |
- 骞挎挱鐢佃鑺傜洰鍒朵綔璁稿彲璇侊細娌瓧绗354鍙
- |
- 澧炲肩數淇′笟鍔＄粡钀ヨ鍙瘉锛氭勃B2-20120012
Copyright 漏 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
