Hackers targeting UK research labs amid vaccine race – GCHQ chief

China among hostile states believed to be trying to steal secrets during pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBritain’s intelligence agencies are working urgently to prevent hackers from hostile states, including China, trying to steal the secrets of a potential coronavirus vaccine, the head of GCHQ has said.Jeremy Fleming said hackers were targeting the UK’s health infrastructure and some of its world-leading research labs, often by using simple