greatgameindia--2020-03-05--How CIA Hacked China’s Critical Infrastructure For Over A Decade

China ’ s largest cyber-security vendor has published a report detailing how the CIA hacked China ’ s critical infrastructure for over a decade .
The report , authored by Qihoo 360 , claims the CIA hacked targets in China ’ s aviation industry , scientific research institutions , petroleum industry , Internet companies , and government agencies .
CIA hacking operations took place between September 2008 and June 2019 , and most of the targets were located in Beijing , Guangdong , and Zhejiang , Qihoo researchers said .
Below is the Qihoo report titled , The CIA Hacking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on China ’ s Critical Industries for 11 Years published in full .
Qihoo 360 discovered and revealed cyber-attacks by the CIA hacking group ( APT-C-39 ) which lasts for eleven years against China .
Several industry sectors have been targeted including aviation organizations , scientific research institutions , petroleum industry , Internet companies , and government agencies .
The research also shows that a former CIA employee Joshua Adam Schulte was responsible for the research , development and production of cyber weapons .
During the group ’ s attacks against Chinese targets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s National Clandestine Service ( NCS ) as a Directorate of Science and Technology ( DS & T ) Intelligence Officer who directly involved in the development of the cyber weapon – Vault 7 .
This clue further attributes this APT group ’ s attack to the CIA .
Vault 7 tools are the same used by CIA agents to access Aadhaar database , as reported by GreatGameIndia earlier .
The Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) is a one of the principal intelligence-gathering agencies of the federal government of the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has four major directorates : • The National Clandestine Service ( NCS , also known as the Directorate of Operations ( DO ) ) • The Directorate of Science and Technology ( DS & T ) • Analyze information and intelligence collected by other U.S. sibling agencies ; • Perform or supervise covert activities at the request of the President of the United States .
CIA ’ s Cyber Arsenal Vault 7 is an Important Breakthrough to the Discovery of APT-C-39 Dating back to 2017 , WikiLeaks received a “ backup copy ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disclosed 8716 documents from the CIA of the United States , including 156 confidential documents that detailly record the CIA hacking group ’ s attack methods , targets , tools and technical specifications and requirements .
The disclosure contains a hacking tool Vault 7 ( code name ) which is considered to be the core cyber weapon .
Qihoo 360 analyzed the leaked material of Vault 7 and associated with the team ’ s researches , it discovered a series of targeted attacks against China ’ s aviation industry , scientific research institutions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and government agencies .
These eleven-year attacks can be traced back to 2008 ( spanning from September 2008 to June 2019 ) , and are mainly distributed in provinces such as Beijing , Guangdong , and Zhejiang .
The above-mentioned targeted attacks are all attributed to a U.S.-related APT organization – APT-C-39 ( according to Qihoo 360 ’ s code-naming system ) .
What is the capability of APT-C-39 and what are the security threats it may pose ?
Let ’ s take the attack on civil aviation industry as an example .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ will only disclose part of the intelligence data held by Qihoo 360 .
In the CIA ’ s attack against Chinese aviation organizations and scientific research institutions , we found that attackers mainly targeted system developers in these sectors to carry out the campaigns .
These developers are mainly engaged in works like information technology of civil aviation , such as flight control system , freight information services , settlement and distribution services , passenger information system , etc .
Information technology of civil aviation refers to various technology services for domestic and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flight control system , passenger information system , airport passenger processing system , and extended data and information technology services .
It is worth noting that the attacked information technology sectors of civil aviation by the CIA are not only in China , but also involves hundreds of commercial airlines national states .
So , what is the purpose of this movement ?
In fact , long-term and targeted intelligence-gathering with careful strategic deployment and large amount of resource investment are common activities of CIA .
We speculate that in the past eleven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have already grasped the most classified business information of China , even of many other countries in the world .
It does not even rule out the possibility that now CIA is able to track down the real-time global flight status , passenger information , trade freight and other related information .
If the guess is true , what unexpected things will CIA do if it has such confidential and important information ?
Get important figures ‘ travel itinerary , and then pose political threats , or military suppression ?
Qihoo 360 Tracked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Arsenal R & D – Joshua Adam Schulte When it comes to CIA ’ s key cyber weapon , Vault 7 , it is necessary to introduce the former CIA employee Joshua Adam Schulte .
Joshua Adam Schulte was born in Lubbock , Texas in September 1988 , graduated from the University of Texas at Austin .
He used to work for the National Security Agency ( NSA ) as an intern for some time , and then joined CIA in 2010 serving at the National Clandestine Service ( NCS ) as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ & T ) Intelligence Officer .
The National Clandestine Service ( NCS ) or the Directorate of Operations ( DO ) serves as the clandestine arm of the Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) and the national authority for the coordination , de-confliction , and evaluation of clandestine operations across the Intelligence Community of the United States .
Proficient in the design and development of cyber weapons and possessing knowledge of intelligence operations , Joshua became one of the core backbones of the CIA ’ s many important hacking tools， including a key @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2016 , Joshua took advantage of his admin privilege of the core machine room and a preset backdoor to steal the classified documents of Vault 7 and disclosed to WikiLeaks , which was published on Wikileaks website in 2017 .
In 2018 , Joshua was arrested and prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice for the Vault 7 leaks .
On February 4 , 2020 , at a public hearing in the federal court , the federal prosecutor alleged that Joshua , as the core developer and the person in charge of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , has committed “ the single biggest leak of classified national defense information in the history of CIA ” by disclosing the agency ’ s secret hacking tools to WikiLeaks .
Joshua ’ s personal experience and leaked materials provided us with important clues , and the fact that Vault 7 was developed by Joshua and the prosecution on the court all point to the conclusion that APT-C -39 is affiliated with CIA .
Five Major Related Evidences Reveal That APT-C-39 is Affiliated with the CIA With Vault 7 as the core point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s series of experiences and behaviors above , all the evidence leads to the attribution of APT-C-39 .
In addition , considering the uniqueness and time span of the use of the APT-C-39 cyber weapon , Qihoo 360 gave the conclusion that the group ’ s attack was initiated by the state-level hacking organization , CIA , which Joshua belongs to .
The related evidence is listed below : Evidence 1 : APT-C-39 uses massive exclusive cyber weapons in the CIA ’ s Vault 7 project APT-C-39 has used CIA-exclusive cyber weapons such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cyber-attacks against China .
By comparing relevant sample codes , behavioral fingerprints , and other information , the Qihoo 360 can be pretty sure that the cyber weapon used by the group is the cyber weapon described in the Vault 7 leaks .
Evidence 2 : The technical details of most samples of the APT-C-39 are consistent with the ones described in the Vault 7 documents Qihoo 360 analysis found that the technical details of most of the samples are consistent with the ones in the Vault 7 document , such as control @ @ @ @ @ @ @ schemes .
These are the pattern usually found in standardized attack organizations , and it is also one of the methods to classify them .
Therefore , the group is believed to belong to the CIA-led national hacking group .
Evidence 3 : Before the Vault 7 cyber weapon was disclosed by WikiLeaks , the APT-C-39 already used relevant cyber weapons against targets in China For example , at the beginning of 2010 , the APT-C-39 has used the Fluxwire backdoor in the Vault 7 cyber weapon in cyber-attack activities in China , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 7 leaks .
This further confirms the source of these cyberweapons .
After in-depth analysis and decryption of the version in the Fluxwire backdoor in the Vault 7 , Qihoo 360 statistically classified the version , attack time , and samples captured by itself that APT-C-39 used to attack targets in China over the years , as shown in the following table : Since 2010 , the APT-C-39 has been continuously upgrading its cyber weapons and has frequently launched attacks on targets in China .
Evidence 4 : Some attack weapons used by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ WISTFULTOLL is an attack plugin in the 2014 NSA leaks .
In an attack against a large Internet company in China in 2011 , the APT-C-39 organization used the WISTFULTOOL plugin on the target .
At the same time , in the CIA confidential documents uncovered by WikiLeaks , it was confirmed that the NSA assisted the CIA in developing cyber weapons , which is also a side-by-side evidence of the association between the APT-C-39 and U.S. intelligence agencies .
Evidence 5 : APT-C-39 group ’ s weapons compilation time is located in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the captured samples is in line with the North American business working hours .
The compilation time of malware is a common method and statistics in the research of APT group attribution .
Through the study of the compilation time of malware , we can find out the developer ’ s work schedule , so as to know the approximate time zone of his location .
The following table is the schedule of compilation activities of APT-C-39 ( the time is based on the East 8 time zone ) .
It can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ activities are close to the schedule in Eastern U.S. time zone , which is in line with the CIA ’ s location .
( Virginia , U.S. Eastern Time ) .
Taken together with the above technical analysis and digital evidence , we have every reason to believe that the APT-C-39 is affiliated with the United States and is involved in the attack spree by U.S. intelligence agencies .
In particular , in the course of the investigation and analysis , Qihoo 360 data have shown that the cyber-weapons used by the organization @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CIA Vault 7 project are almost identical .
The CIA Vault 7 weapons show from the side that the United States has built the world ’ s largest cyber weapons arsenal .
It has not only brought serious threat to the global network security , but also demonstrate the APT organization ’ s high technical capabilities and professional standards .
The form of war goes beyond hand-to-hand battle of soldiers .
Cyberspace has already become another important battleground in the war between great powers .
If playing the game with the CIA , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and full of difficulties and obstacles .
Since 2014 , Qihoo 360 – Advanced Threat Intelligence Center has achieved rapid reversing and correlation analysis by integrating massive security big data .
It has exclusively discovered more than 40 APT hacking groups and a number of APT operations against China launched by national states threat actors using in-the-wild 0days , which greatly enriches the domestic researches in this field .
Their researches show the earliest attack against China can be dated back to 2007 and tens of thousands of devices distributed in 31 provinces @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Qihoo 360 and national states security vendors both prove that China is one of the main victims of APT attacks .
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China’s largest cyber-security vendor has published a report detailing how the CIA hacked China’s critical infrastructure for over a decade. The report, authored by Qihoo 360, claims the CIA hacked targets in China’s aviation industry, scientific research institutions, petroleum industry, Internet companies, and government agencies. CIA hacking operations took place between September 2008 and June 2019, and most of the targets were located in Beijing, Guangdong, and Zhejiang, Qihoo researchers said.
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Below is the Qihoo report titled, The CIA Hacking Group (APT-C-39) Conducts Cyber-Espionage Operation on China’s Critical Industries for 11 Years published in full.
U.S.-related hacking group launched cyber-attacks against China
Qihoo 360 discovered and revealed cyber-attacks by the CIA hacking group (APT-C-39) which lasts for eleven years against China. Several industry sectors have been targeted including aviation organizations, scientific research institutions, petroleum industry, Internet companies, and government agencies.
The research also shows that a former CIA employee Joshua Adam Schulte was responsible for the research, development and production of cyber weapons. During the group’s attacks against Chinese targets, he was employed at the CIA’s National Clandestine Service (NCS) as a Directorate of Science and Technology (DS&T) Intelligence Officer who directly involved in the development of the cyber weapon – Vault 7. This clue further attributes this APT group’s attack to the CIA.
Vault 7 tools are the same used by CIA agents to access Aadhaar database, as reported by GreatGameIndia earlier.
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About the CIA
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is a one of the principal intelligence-gathering agencies of the federal government of the United States. This Langley, Virginia-based agency has four major directorates:
The Directorate of Intelligence (DI)
The National Clandestine Service (NCS, also known as the Directorate of Operations (DO))
The Directorate of Support (DS)
The Directorate of Science and Technology (DS&T)
Its main services include：
Collect information from foreign governments, companies and individuals;
Analyze information and intelligence collected by other U.S. sibling agencies;
Provide national security intelligence assessments to senior U.S. decision makers;
Perform or supervise covert activities at the request of the President of the United States.
CIA’s Cyber Arsenal Vault 7 is an Important Breakthrough to the Discovery of APT-C-39
Dating back to 2017, WikiLeaks received a “backup copy” of the hacking materials from Joshua and disclosed 8716 documents from the CIA of the United States, including 156 confidential documents that detailly record the CIA hacking group’s attack methods, targets, tools and technical specifications and requirements. The disclosure contains a hacking tool Vault 7 (code name) which is considered to be the core cyber weapon.
Qihoo 360 analyzed the leaked material of Vault 7 and associated with the team’s researches, it discovered a series of targeted attacks against China’s aviation industry, scientific research institutions, petroleum industry, large Internet companies and government agencies. These eleven-year attacks can be traced back to 2008 (spanning from September 2008 to June 2019), and are mainly distributed in provinces such as Beijing, Guangdong, and Zhejiang. The above-mentioned targeted attacks are all attributed to a U.S.-related APT organization – APT-C-39 (according to Qihoo 360’s code-naming system).
What is the capability of APT-C-39 and what are the security threats it may pose? Let’s take the attack on civil aviation industry as an example.
As it involves national security, we will only disclose part of the intelligence data held by Qihoo 360. In the CIA’s attack against Chinese aviation organizations and scientific research institutions, we found that attackers mainly targeted system developers in these sectors to carry out the campaigns. These developers are mainly engaged in works like information technology of civil aviation, such as flight control system, freight information services, settlement and distribution services, passenger information system, etc.
Information technology of civil aviation refers to various technology services for domestic and international commercial airlines, for instance, flight control system, passenger information system, airport passenger processing system, and extended data and information technology services.
It is worth noting that the attacked information technology sectors of civil aviation by the CIA are not only in China, but also involves hundreds of commercial airlines national states. So, what is the purpose of this movement?
In fact, long-term and targeted intelligence-gathering with careful strategic deployment and large amount of resource investment are common activities of CIA.
We speculate that in the past eleven years of infiltration attacks, CIA may have already grasped the most classified business information of China, even of many other countries in the world. It does not even rule out the possibility that now CIA is able to track down the real-time global flight status, passenger information, trade freight and other related information. If the guess is true, what unexpected things will CIA do if it has such confidential and important information? Get important figures‘ travel itinerary, and then pose political threats, or military suppression?
Qihoo 360 Tracked Down the Key Figure of CIA Cyber Arsenal R & D – Joshua Adam Schulte
When it comes to CIA’s key cyber weapon, Vault 7, it is necessary to introduce the former CIA employee Joshua Adam Schulte.
Joshua Adam Schulte was born in Lubbock, Texas in September 1988, graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. He used to work for the National Security Agency (NSA) as an intern for some time, and then joined CIA in 2010 serving at the National Clandestine Service (NCS) as a Directorate of Sience and Technology (DS&T) Intelligence Officer.
The National Clandestine Service (NCS) or the Directorate of Operations (DO) serves as the clandestine arm of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the national authority for the coordination, de-confliction, and evaluation of clandestine operations across the Intelligence Community of the United States.
Proficient in the design and development of cyber weapons and possessing knowledge of intelligence operations, Joshua became one of the core backbones of the CIA’s many important hacking tools， including a key cyber weapon – Vault 7.
In 2016, Joshua took advantage of his admin privilege of the core machine room and a preset backdoor to steal the classified documents of Vault 7 and disclosed to WikiLeaks, which was published on Wikileaks website in 2017.
In 2018, Joshua was arrested and prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice for the Vault 7 leaks. On February 4, 2020, at a public hearing in the federal court, the federal prosecutor alleged that Joshua, as the core developer and the person in charge of the highest administrator authority of its internal arsenal, has committed “the single biggest leak of classified national defense information in the history of CIA”by disclosing the agency’s secret hacking tools to WikiLeaks.
Joshua’s personal experience and leaked materials provided us with important clues, and the fact that Vault 7 was developed by Joshua and the prosecution on the court all point to the conclusion that APT-C -39 is affiliated with CIA.
Five Major Related Evidences Reveal That APT-C-39 is Affiliated with the CIA
With Vault 7 as the core point of association, and through Joshua’s series of experiences and behaviors above, all the evidence leads to the attribution of APT-C-39. In addition, considering the uniqueness and time span of the use of the APT-C-39 cyber weapon, Qihoo 360 gave the conclusion that the group’s attack was initiated by the state-level hacking organization, CIA, which Joshua belongs to.
The related evidence is listed below:
Evidence 1: APT-C-39 uses massive exclusive cyber weapons in the CIA’s Vault 7 project
APT-C-39 has used CIA-exclusive cyber weapons such as Fluxwire, Grasshopper to carry out cyber-attacks against China.
By comparing relevant sample codes, behavioral fingerprints, and other information, the Qihoo 360 can be pretty sure that the cyber weapon used by the group is the cyber weapon described in the Vault 7 leaks.
Evidence 2: The technical details of most samples of the APT-C-39 are consistent with the ones described in the Vault 7 documents
Qihoo 360 analysis found that the technical details of most of the samples are consistent with the ones in the Vault 7 document, such as control commands, compile pdb paths, encryption schemes. These are the pattern usually found in standardized attack organizations, and it is also one of the methods to classify them. Therefore, the group is believed to belong to the CIA-led national hacking group.
Evidence 3: Before the Vault 7 cyber weapon was disclosed by WikiLeaks, the APT-C-39 already used relevant cyber weapons against targets in China
For example, at the beginning of 2010, the APT-C-39 has used the Fluxwire backdoor in the Vault 7 cyber weapon in cyber-attack activities in China, which is much earlier than the Vault 7 leaks. This further confirms the source of these cyberweapons. After in-depth analysis and decryption of the version in the Fluxwire backdoor in the Vault 7, Qihoo 360 statistically classified the version, attack time, and samples captured by itself that APT-C-39 used to attack targets in China over the years, as shown in the following table:
Since 2010, the APT-C-39 has been continuously upgrading its cyber weapons and has frequently launched attacks on targets in China.
Evidence 4: Some attack weapons used by the APT-C-39 are associated with the NSA
WISTFULTOLL is an attack plugin in the 2014 NSA leaks. In an attack against a large Internet company in China in 2011, the APT-C-39 organization used the WISTFULTOOL plugin on the target. At the same time, in the CIA confidential documents uncovered by WikiLeaks, it was confirmed that the NSA assisted the CIA in developing cyber weapons, which is also a side-by-side evidence of the association between the APT-C-39 and U.S. intelligence agencies.
Evidence 5: APT-C-39 group’s weapons compilation time is located in the U.S. time zone
The compilation time of the captured samples is in line with the North American business working hours.
The compilation time of malware is a common method and statistics in the research of APT group attribution. Through the study of the compilation time of malware, we can find out the developer’s work schedule, so as to know the approximate time zone of his location.
The following table is the schedule of compilation activities of APT-C-39 (the time is based on the East 8 time zone). It can be seen that the organization’s activities are close to the schedule in Eastern U.S. time zone, which is in line with the CIA’s location. (Virginia, U.S. Eastern Time).
Taken together with the above technical analysis and digital evidence, we have every reason to believe that the APT-C-39 is affiliated with the United States and is involved in the attack spree by U.S. intelligence agencies.
In particular, in the course of the investigation and analysis, Qihoo 360 data have shown that the cyber-weapons used by the organization and the cyber weapons described in the CIA Vault 7 project are almost identical. The CIA Vault 7 weapons show from the side that the United States has built the world’s largest cyber weapons arsenal. It has not only brought serious threat to the global network security, but also demonstrate the APT organization’s high technical capabilities and professional standards.
The form of war goes beyond hand-to-hand battle of soldiers. Cyberspace has already become another important battleground in the war between great powers. If playing the game with the CIA, the road ahead of us is long and full of difficulties and obstacles.
Qihoo 360 – Threat Intelligence Center
Since 2014, Qihoo 360 – Advanced Threat Intelligence Center has achieved rapid reversing and correlation analysis by integrating massive security big data. It has exclusively discovered more than 40 APT hacking groups and a number of APT operations against China launched by national states threat actors using in-the-wild 0days, which greatly enriches the domestic researches in this field. Their researches show the earliest attack against China can be dated back to 2007 and tens of thousands of devices distributed in 31 provinces were affected. APT attacks discovered by Qihoo 360 and national states security vendors both prove that China is one of the main victims of APT attacks.
End of Qihoo 360 report
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greatgameindia--2020-03-04--GGI IMPACT: China Caught Smuggling Equipment For Pakistan’s Nukes

As a direct impact of GreatGameIndia reporting , China has been caught smuggling equipment for Pakistan ’ s nukes .
The Defence Research and Development Organisation ( DRDO ) has confirmed that the autoclave seized from the Chinese ship Dai Cui Yun was meant for Pakistan ’ s Shaheen II Nuclear Missile .
The autoclave was being imported by the Islamabad-based United Construction Company and Hong Kong-based General Technology had booked the consignment .
DRDO experts teams flown-in to examine the cargo told the Hindustan Times that the industrial autoclave misdeclared as an industrial dryer could be used for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ satellite launch rockets .
DRDO confirmation has exposed the China-Pakistan Nuclear Nexus .
According to the officials , it is now up to India ’ s national security planners to invoke the Weapons of Mass Destruction and Their Delivery Systems ( Prohibition of Unlawful Activities ) Act 2005 as well as inform the UN under the WMD Convention to expose the nuclear proliferation nexus between Beijing and Islamabad .
Under Indian law , any contravention of the above law attracts a punishment of not less than five years ’ imprisonment which may be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added fine .
On February 12 , 2020 , GreatGameIndia issued an alert regarding a suspicious shipment off the western coast of India .
The ship belonged to a Chinese shipping company blacklisted by the Americans last year and was destined to Pakistan .
Further investigation revealed the seized shipment carried launching gear for missiles and that China was secretly shipping nuclear arms to Pakistan .
Sources in Coastal intelligence told GreatGameIndia the intercept was based on a tip-off from the Americans who were monitoring the entire fleet of the shipping line COSCO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intelligence .
Read our explosive story here – China Secretly Shipping Nuclear Arms To Pakistan GreatGameIndia is a journal on Geopolitics and International Relations .
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As a direct impact of GreatGameIndia reporting, China has been caught smuggling equipment for Pakistan’s nukes. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has confirmed that the autoclave seized from the Chinese ship Dai Cui Yun was meant for Pakistan’s Shaheen II Nuclear Missile. The autoclave was being imported by the Islamabad-based United Construction Company and Hong Kong-based General Technology had booked the consignment.
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DRDO experts teams flown-in to examine the cargo told the Hindustan Times that the industrial autoclave misdeclared as an industrial dryer could be used for the manufacture of very long-range ballistic missiles or satellite launch rockets. DRDO confirmation has exposed the China-Pakistan Nuclear Nexus.
According to the officials, it is now up to India’s national security planners to invoke the Weapons of Mass Destruction and Their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act 2005 as well as inform the UN under the WMD Convention to expose the nuclear proliferation nexus between Beijing and Islamabad. Under Indian law, any contravention of the above law attracts a punishment of not less than five years’ imprisonment which may be extended to imprisonment for life with an added fine.
Background
On February 12, 2020, GreatGameIndia issued an alert regarding a suspicious shipment off the western coast of India. The ship belonged to a Chinese shipping company blacklisted by the Americans last year and was destined to Pakistan. Further investigation revealed the seized shipment carried launching gear for missiles and that China was secretly shipping nuclear arms to Pakistan. Sources in Coastal intelligence told GreatGameIndia the intercept was based on a tip-off from the Americans who were monitoring the entire fleet of the shipping line COSCO believed to be a front of Chinese intelligence.
Read our explosive story here – China Secretly Shipping Nuclear Arms To Pakistan
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greatgameindia--2020-03-03--This Small Elite Group Made Millions From Coronavirus

While the outbreak has claimed more than 3000 lives officially , this small elite group made millions from Coronavirus , courtesy of their association with the biotechs working on Coronavirus vaccine development programs .
The $ 35 billion vaccine market is dominated by GlaxoSmithKline , Sanofi Adventis , Merck and Pfizer .
These 4 players represent 85 % of the vaccine market .
These are the primary players but are by no means alone because there is a global rush out there .
Three biotech stocks are surging on the possibility of coronavirus drugs and minting millions of dollars for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and Novavax have all outperformed the falling stock market in recent days as the three drug developers rush to introduce preventative vaccines and treatments .
Here are the seven venture capitalists , scientists , and executives who made millions from the surging biotechs , ranked in ascending order of gains .
Profit data is calculated from each stock ’ s gains from February 21 to February 26 , according to Markets Insider .
Novavax Inc has a proprietary nanoparticle technology that uses different antigens to give the patient better immune response .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ superior vaccine with a level of adaptability built into the vaccine .
The company quickly developed a COVID-19 vaccine candidate and has a track record of vaccine development especially for the MERS and SARS strains .
After Novavax revealed the development and animal testing of its own vaccine , its shares leaped 19.4 % , making its investors richer by millions .
About : Erck served as Novavax ’ s CEO since April 2011 .
About : Modi worked as managing director of Cadila Pharmaceuticals when the firm took an $ 11 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He ’ s served on Novavax ‘ s board of directors since the joint venture ’ s announcement .
Drug developer Gilead shares soared to 16-month high after WHO official said its experimental treatment is best shot for fighting coronavirus .
The company soared as much as 6.9 % after the open before paring some gains .
The jump pushed Gilead ’ s shares to their highest level since October 2018 .
Gilead ’ s stock is up roughly 13 % in February , surging on investor hopes that its treatment can be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but experts doubt whether Gilead ’ s Remdesivir can treat Coronavirus .
About : Milligan served as Gilead ’ s CEO from March 2016 to July 2018 .
About : Martin served as Gilead ’ s CEO from 1996 to 2016 .
After Moderna shipped the first coronavirus vaccine for human testing , its shares surged as much as 22 % .
The firm submitted vials of mRNA-1273 to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for a phase one study in the US , according to a press release .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a preventative vaccine for the outbreak to trial .
About : Springer works as an immunologist at Harvard Medical School and invested $ 5 million in Moderna early in the company ’ s history .
The Harvard professor made $ 400 million from Coronavirus vaccine .
About : Bancel has served as Moderna ’ s CEO since October 2011 and previously worked for French diagnostics firm bioMérieux as its chief executive .
About : Langer sits on Moderna ’ s board of directors and serves as a professor at MIT .
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While the outbreak has claimed more than 3000 lives officially, this small elite group made millions from Coronavirus, courtesy of their association with the biotechs working on Coronavirus vaccine development programs.
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The $35 billion vaccine market is dominated by GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi Adventis, Merck and Pfizer. These 4 players represent 85% of the vaccine market. These are the primary players but are by no means alone because there is a global rush out there.
Three biotech stocks are surging on the possibility of coronavirus drugs and minting millions of dollars for their biggest shareholders. Gilead, Moderna, and Novavax have all outperformed the falling stock market in recent days as the three drug developers rush to introduce preventative vaccines and treatments.
Here are the seven venture capitalists, scientists, and executives who made millions from the surging biotechs, ranked in ascending order of gains. Profit data is calculated from each stock’s gains from February 21 to February 26, according to Markets Insider.
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Novavax
Novavax Inc has a proprietary nanoparticle technology that uses different antigens to give the patient better immune response. This broader response could result in a superior vaccine with a level of adaptability built into the vaccine. The company quickly developed a COVID-19 vaccine candidate and has a track record of vaccine development especially for the MERS and SARS strains. After Novavax revealed the development and animal testing of its own vaccine, its shares leaped 19.4%, making its investors richer by millions.
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Stanley Erck
Shares held: 46,776
Gain: $70,164
About: Erck served as Novavax’s CEO since April 2011.
Rajiv Modi
Shares held: 125,000
Gain: $187,500
About: Modi worked as managing director of Cadila Pharmaceuticals when the firm took an $11 million stake in Novavax in April 2009. He’s served on Novavax‘s board of directors since the joint venture’s announcement.
Gilead
Drug developer Gilead shares soared to 16-month high after WHO official said its experimental treatment is best shot for fighting coronavirus. The company soared as much as 6.9% after the open before paring some gains. The jump pushed Gilead’s shares to their highest level since October 2018. Gilead’s stock is up roughly 13% in February, surging on investor hopes that its treatment can be the first to curb the coronavirus outbreak, but experts doubt whether Gilead’s Remdesivir can treat Coronavirus.
John Milligan
Shares held: 1,574,306
Gain: $7,871,530
About: Milligan served as Gilead’s CEO from March 2016 to July 2018.
John Martin
Shares held: 2,887,225
Gain: $14,436,125
About: Martin served as Gilead’s CEO from 1996 to 2016.
Moderna
After Moderna shipped the first coronavirus vaccine for human testing, its shares surged as much as 22%. The firm submitted vials of mRNA-1273 to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for a phase one study in the US, according to a press release. Moderna is the first company to push a preventative vaccine for the outbreak to trial.
Timothy Springer
Shares held: 4,272,968
Gain: $46,703,540
About: Springer works as an immunologist at Harvard Medical School and invested $5 million in Moderna early in the company’s history. The Harvard professor made $400 million from Coronavirus vaccine.
Stephane Bancel
Shares held: 7,456,986
Gain: $81,504,857
About: Bancel has served as Moderna’s CEO since October 2011 and previously worked for French diagnostics firm bioMérieux as its chief executive.
Robert Langer
Shares held: 11,509,537
Gain: $125,799,239
About: Langer sits on Moderna’s board of directors and serves as a professor at MIT. He joined Moderna as an academic co-founder.
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greatgameindia--2020-03-16--Infographic – The Secret History Of Coronavirus Bioweapon

The below visualization The Secret History of Coronavirus Bioweapon is based on GreatGameIndia ‘ s exclusive report Coronavirus Bioweapon – How China Stole Coronavirus From Canada And Weaponized It On June 13 , 2012 a 60-year-old Saudi man was admitted to a private hospital in Jeddah , Saudi Arabia , with a 7-day history of fever , cough , expectoration , and shortness of breath .
He had no history of cardiopulmonary or renal disease , was receiving no long-term medications , and did not smoke .
On May 4 , 2013 , a sample of this Saudi SARS ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first infected Saudi patient arrived in Canada ’ s National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg via Ron Fouchier of Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam , Netherlands who sequenced the virus sample .
In March 2019 , in mysterious event a shipment of exceptionally virulent viruses from Canada ’ s NML ended up in China .
The event caused a major scandal with Bio-warfare experts questioning why Canada was sending lethal viruses to China .
Four months later in July 2019 , a group of Chinese virologists were forcibly dispatched from the Canadian lab – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world ’ s deadliest diseases where Coronavirus sample from the first Saudi patient was being examined .
The scientist who was escorted out of the Canadian lab along with members of her research team is believed to be a Chinese Bio-Warfare agent Xiangguo Qiu .
Dr. Xiangguo Qiu is married to another Chinese scientist Dr. Keding Cheng – the couple is responsible for infiltrating Canada ’ s NML with many Chinese agents posing as students from a range of Chinese scientific facilities directly tied to China ’ s Biological Warfare Program .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ trips to the Wuhan National Biosafety Laboratory located only 20 miles away from the Huanan Seafood Market which is the epicenter of the outbreak .
The Canadian investigation is ongoing and questions remain whether previous shipments to China of other viruses or other essential preparations , took place from 2006 to 2018 , one way or another .
Meanwhile , in a very strange turn of events , renowned scientist Frank Plummer who received Saudi SARS Coronavirus sample and was working on Coronavirus ( HIV ) vaccine in the Winnipeg based Canadian lab @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chinese Biowarfare agents has died in mysterious conditions in Nigeria .
The Thousand Talents Plan or Thousand Talents Program was established in 2008 by the central government of China to recognize and recruit leading international experts in scientific research , innovation , and entrepreneurship – in other words to steal western technology .
China ’ s national strategy of military-civil fusion has highlighted biology as a priority , and the People ’ s Liberation Army could be at the forefront of expanding and exploiting this knowledge .
Chinese military ’ s interest in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is guided by strategists who talk about potential “ genetic weapons ” and the possibility of a “ bloodless victory.
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The below visualization The Secret History of Coronavirus Bioweapon is based on GreatGameIndia‘s exclusive report Coronavirus Bioweapon – How China Stole Coronavirus From Canada And Weaponized It
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On June 13, 2012 a 60-year-old Saudi man was admitted to a private hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with a 7-day history of fever, cough, expectoration, and shortness of breath. He had no history of cardiopulmonary or renal disease, was receiving no long-term medications, and did not smoke.
On May 4, 2013, a sample of this Saudi SARS (aka novel Coronavirus) from the very first infected Saudi patient arrived in Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg via Ron Fouchier of Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, Netherlands who sequenced the virus sample.
In March 2019, in mysterious event a shipment of exceptionally virulent viruses from Canada’s NML ended up in China. The event caused a major scandal with Bio-warfare experts questioning why Canada was sending lethal viruses to China.
Four months later in July 2019, a group of Chinese virologists were forcibly dispatched from the Canadian lab – the only level-4 facility equipped to handle the world’s deadliest diseases where Coronavirus sample from the first Saudi patient was being examined.
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The scientist who was escorted out of the Canadian lab along with members of her research team is believed to be a Chinese Bio-Warfare agent Xiangguo Qiu.
Dr. Xiangguo Qiu is married to another Chinese scientist Dr. Keding Cheng – the couple is responsible for infiltrating Canada’s NML with many Chinese agents posing as students from a range of Chinese scientific facilities directly tied to China’s Biological Warfare Program.
Dr. Xiangguo Qiu made at least five trips to the Wuhan National Biosafety Laboratory located only 20 miles away from the Huanan Seafood Market which is the epicenter of the outbreak.
The Canadian investigation is ongoing and questions remain whether previous shipments to China of other viruses or other essential preparations, took place from 2006 to 2018, one way or another.
Meanwhile, in a very strange turn of events, renowned scientist Frank Plummer who received Saudi SARS Coronavirus sample and was working on Coronavirus (HIV) vaccine in the Winnipeg based Canadian lab from where the virus was smuggled by Chinese Biowarfare agents has died in mysterious conditions in Nairobi, Kenya.
Scholars or Spies
The Thousand Talents Plan or Thousand Talents Program was established in 2008 by the central government of China to recognize and recruit leading international experts in scientific research, innovation, and entrepreneurship – in other words to steal western technology.
China’s national strategy of military-civil fusion has highlighted biology as a priority, and the People’s Liberation Army could be at the forefront of expanding and exploiting this knowledge. Chinese military’s interest in biology as an emerging domain of warfare is guided by strategists who talk about potential “genetic weapons” and the possibility of a “bloodless victory.”
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greatgameindia--2020-03-18--Spain’s King Felipe VI Renounces Inheritance After Family Finances Exposed In Saudi Scandal

Spain ’ s King Felipe VI has renounced his inheritance after the family finances were exposed in a Saudi scandal .
The announcement came after reports earlier this month in the Swiss daily Tribune de Geneve that former monarch Juan Carlos had received 100 million dollars from Saudi Arabia ’ s King Abdullah via a Swiss offshore account of an entity listed in Panama .
The money was lodged in a Swiss bank account in the name of a Panamanian foundation , the paper reported , according to which $ 65 million of that sum was given by King Felipe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former mistress , Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein .
A later report in Britain ’ s Daily Telegraph said that 52-year-old King Felipe was also a beneficiary of the fund .
In the palace statement released Sunday , the reigning king said that in April he had made it clear to a notary that he would accept no money from the foundation in question .
He also said that he had absolutely no knowledge of having been named as a beneficiary to another foundation , which according to press reports paid millions of euros for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jets .
The statement said King Felipe was renouncing any assets , shares or investments that might be either illegal or compromise the royal family ’ s integrity .
Spanish media reports say Juan Carlos has until now received an annual allowance from the state of more than 194,000 euros ( $ 216,000 ) .
On Twitter , economist Carlos Sanchez Mato of the United Left party , called on the king to renounce everything he stood to inherit from his father – including his role as head of state .
On Tuesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an investigation into suspected money laundering by the former king .
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Spain’s King Felipe VI has renounced his inheritance after the family finances were exposed in a Saudi scandal. The announcement came after reports earlier this month in the Swiss daily Tribune de Geneve that former monarch Juan Carlos had received 100 million dollars from Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah via a Swiss offshore account of an entity listed in Panama.
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The money was lodged in a Swiss bank account in the name of a Panamanian foundation, the paper reported, according to which $65 million of that sum was given by King Felipe’s father Juan Carlos to his former mistress, Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein.
A later report in Britain’s Daily Telegraph said that 52-year-old King Felipe was also a beneficiary of the fund.
In the palace statement released Sunday, the reigning king said that in April he had made it clear to a notary that he would accept no money from the foundation in question.
He also said that he had absolutely no knowledge of having been named as a beneficiary to another foundation, which according to press reports paid millions of euros for his father’s flights in private jets.
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The statement said King Felipe was renouncing any assets, shares or investments that might be either illegal or compromise the royal family’s integrity.
Spanish media reports say Juan Carlos has until now received an annual allowance from the state of more than 194,000 euros ($216,000).
On Twitter, economist Carlos Sanchez Mato of the United Left party, called on the king to renounce everything he stood to inherit from his father – including his role as head of state.
Felipe VI no ha renunciado a toda la herencia.
Juan Carlos de Borbón también le dejó la Jefatura del Estado además de millones de euros en fundaciones opacas por medio mundo.
Que renuncie a TODA la herencia y que lo haga cuanto antes.https://t.co/xZxpEPjuJ6 — Carlos Sánchez Mato🔻✳ (@carlossmato) March 15, 2020
On Tuesday, the Spanish parliament decided against launching an investigation into suspected money laundering by the former king.
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greatgameindia--2020-03-16--Visualizing The Secret History Of Coronavirus Bioweapon

The below visualization The Secret History of Coronavirus Bioweapon is based on GreatGameIndia ‘ s exclusive report Coronavirus Bioweapon – How China Stole Coronavirus From Canada And Weaponized It On June 13 , 2012 a 60-year-old Saudi man was admitted to a private hospital in Jeddah , Saudi Arabia , with a 7-day history of fever , cough , expectoration , and shortness of breath .
He had no history of cardiopulmonary or renal disease , was receiving no long-term medications , and did not smoke .
On May 4 , 2013 , a sample of this Saudi SARS ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first infected Saudi patient arrived in Canada ’ s National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg via Ron Fouchier of Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam , Netherlands who sequenced the virus sample .
In March 2019 , in mysterious event a shipment of exceptionally virulent viruses from Canada ’ s NML ended up in China .
The event caused a major scandal with Bio-warfare experts questioning why Canada was sending lethal viruses to China .
Four months later in July 2019 , a group of Chinese virologists were forcibly dispatched from the Canadian lab – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world ’ s deadliest diseases where Coronavirus sample from the first Saudi patient was being examined .
The scientist who was escorted out of the Canadian lab along with members of her research team is believed to be a Chinese Bio-Warfare agent Xiangguo Qiu .
Dr. Xiangguo Qiu is married to another Chinese scientist Dr. Keding Cheng – the couple is responsible for infiltrating Canada ’ s NML with many Chinese agents posing as students from a range of Chinese scientific facilities directly tied to China ’ s Biological Warfare Program .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ trips to the Wuhan National Biosafety Laboratory located only 20 miles away from the Huanan Seafood Market which is the epicenter of the outbreak .
The Canadian investigation is ongoing and questions remain whether previous shipments to China of other viruses or other essential preparations , took place from 2006 to 2018 , one way or another .
Meanwhile , in a very strange turn of events , renowned scientist Frank Plummer who received Saudi SARS Coronavirus sample and was working on Coronavirus ( HIV ) vaccine in the Winnipeg based Canadian lab @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chinese Biowarfare agents has died in mysterious conditions in Nairobi , Kenya .
The Thousand Talents Plan or Thousand Talents Program was established in 2008 by the central government of China to recognize and recruit leading international experts in scientific research , innovation , and entrepreneurship – in other words to steal western technology .
China ’ s national strategy of military-civil fusion has highlighted biology as a priority , and the People ’ s Liberation Army could be at the forefront of expanding and exploiting this knowledge .
Chinese military ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of warfare is guided by strategists who talk about potential “ genetic weapons ” and the possibility of a “ bloodless victory.
” For latest updates on the outbreak check out our Coronavirus Coverage .
Join us on WhatsApp for more intel and updates .
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greatgameindia--2020-03-18--First Dog Dies Of Coronavirus In Hong Kong

First dog found with Coronavirus has died after returning home virus-free from quarantine , Hong Kong authorities reveal .
The 17-year-old Pomeranian , which belonged to a Covid-19 patient , had been quarantined at a government facility since February 26 , and returned home on Saturday .
Owner said she was not willing to allow an autopsy to determine cause of death , according to Agriculture , Fisheries and Conservation Department .
The first dog in the world to be found with the new coronavirus died on Monday after testing negative for the disease and returning home , according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The 17-year-old Pomeranian , which belonged to a now-recovered Covid-19 patient , had been under mandatory quarantine at a government facility since February 26 , and returned home last Saturday .
A spokesman for the city ’ s Agriculture , Fisheries and Conservation Department ( AFCD ) said : “ The department learned from the dog ’ s owner that it had passed away on March 16 .
The owner said she was not willing to [ allow ] an autopsy to examine the cause of death.
” The dog had repeatedly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ total of five tests from its nasal and oral samples all returned “ weak positive ” results for the virus .
It was not until the two tests – carried out on March 12 and 13 – proved the dog ’ s samples were negative that the department allowed it to leave the centre and return home .
The owner , a 60-year-old woman , was confirmed to be infected and hospitalised on February 25 .
She recovered and returned home on March 8 .
Some of the woman ’ s close contacts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Serology tests , which look for antibodies in the blood , were carried out on the dog from March 3 and came back negative on March 12 , meaning no antibodies specific to the coronavirus were found in its system .
At the time , an AFCD statement said the negative serological test result did not suggest the dog had not been infected with the virus .
“ It is known in some asymptomatic or mild cases of human infections with other types of coronavirus that antibodies may not always develop , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the genetic make-up of the virus found in the dog and its human contacts were very similar .
“ The [ gene ] sequence results indicate that the virus likely spread from the infected persons and subsequently infected the dog , ” it said in a statement .
The department stressed there was currently no evidence that pet animals could be a source of infection or that they could become sick .
It added that aside from maintaining good hygiene practices , pet owners need not be overly concerned and under no circumstances @ @ @ @ @ @ @ far , four pets – a cat and three dogs – have been placed at the animal keeping facility at the Hong Kong Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge .
Apart from the Pomeranian , the other three animals – an exotic shorthair cat , a Shiba Inu and a mongrel – tested negative for the deadly virus .
Lilian Cheng for South China Morning Post .
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First dog found with Coronavirus has died after returning home virus-free from quarantine, Hong Kong authorities reveal. The 17-year-old Pomeranian, which belonged to a Covid-19 patient, had been quarantined at a government facility since February 26, and returned home on Saturday. Owner said she was not willing to allow an autopsy to determine cause of death, according to Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department.
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The first dog in the world to be found with the new coronavirus died on Monday after testing negative for the disease and returning home, according to Hong Kong’s animal welfare authority.
The 17-year-old Pomeranian, which belonged to a now-recovered Covid-19 patient, had been under mandatory quarantine at a government facility since February 26, and returned home last Saturday.
A spokesman for the city’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said: “The department learned from the dog’s owner that it had passed away on March 16. The owner said she was not willing to [allow] an autopsy to examine the cause of death.”
The dog had repeatedly been tested during its quarantine. A total of five tests from its nasal and oral samples all returned “weak positive” results for the virus.
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It was not until the two tests – carried out on March 12 and 13 – proved the dog’s samples were negative that the department allowed it to leave the centre and return home.
The owner, a 60-year-old woman, was confirmed to be infected and hospitalised on February 25. She recovered and returned home on March 8. Some of the woman’s close contacts were also confirmed with the coronavirus.
Serology tests, which look for antibodies in the blood, were carried out on the dog from March 3 and came back negative on March 12, meaning no antibodies specific to the coronavirus were found in its system.
At the time, an AFCD statement said the negative serological test result did not suggest the dog had not been infected with the virus.
“It is known in some asymptomatic or mild cases of human infections with other types of coronavirus that antibodies may not always develop,” it said.
The department said earlier the genetic make-up of the virus found in the dog and its human contacts were very similar.
“The [gene] sequence results indicate that the virus likely spread from the infected persons and subsequently infected the dog,” it said in a statement.
The department stressed there was currently no evidence that pet animals could be a source of infection or that they could become sick.
It added that aside from maintaining good hygiene practices, pet owners need not be overly concerned and under no circumstances should they abandon their pets.
So far, four pets – a cat and three dogs – have been placed at the animal keeping facility at the Hong Kong Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge.
Apart from the Pomeranian, the other three animals – an exotic shorthair cat, a Shiba Inu and a mongrel – tested negative for the deadly virus.
Lilian Cheng for South China Morning Post. Send in your tips and submissions by filling out this form or write to us directly at the email provided. Join us on WhatsApp for more intel and updates.
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greatgameindia--2020-03-19--Coronavirus Triggers Worldwide Cyberattacks

The Coronavirus outbreak has triggered worldwide Cyberattacks from cybercriminals with economic motivation and state-sponsored cyber threat actors operating for cyber espionage .
It is estimated that victims will be increasingly targeted with Coronavirus-themed activities , apps , websites and armed documents , reports Cyber Security expert Ersin Çahmutoğlu for GreatGameIndia .
It is a known fact that global cyberattacks are getting more intense day by day .
Hackers , hacktivists , cyber threat groups , and state-sponsored cyber organizations are taking advantage at every turn .
Sometimes their motivation is economical ( ransom requests ) and sometimes it is for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ target their victims with ransomware , state-sponsored organizations target their victims for intelligence gathering and surveillance .
The fear and panic environment caused by the Coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) epidemic causes these attacks to be successful .
Hackers and hacker groups that carry out operations with financial motivation demand ransom .
State-sponsored APT ( Advanced Persistent Threat ) groups infiltrate critical institutions or private systems with the documents they use as lures .
Iran has developed a mobile app called AC19 for citizens who think they have been infected with Coronavirus to perform @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who report their identity and location information to the authorities through the app can be tested without going to hospitals .
AC19 in the Google Play store has been removed by Google on suspicion of spying , according to ZDNet news .
According to allegations , this app collects Iranian citizens ’ identity and location information and uses them for spying purposes .
After the Iranians who downloaded the app sent this complaint to Google Play , Google removed this app from the store .
According to Recorded Future , Coronavirus pandemic was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ way to spread spyware .
The Iranian Ministry of Health sent an SMS to victims recommending that they download a special app to track the potential symptoms of COVID-19 .
The Android app called “ Ac19.apk ” containing spyware is downloaded to mobile devices through a website created by the Iranian government .
Iranians say the AC19 app developed for Coronavirus detection is suspect and it is not possible to test a virus using the app .
It is also believed that the company , Smart Land Solutions ( new name Sarzamin Housmand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has developed suspicious apps for the Iranian regime such as Hotgram and Talagram .
These apps were also removed from Google Play .
It is also claimed that the company and some of its important employees are related to Iranian intelligence services .
As for Israel , the situation is not very different .
In order to track the spread of the Coronavirus epidemic , the Israeli government is negotiating to track its citizens ’ mobile phones .
In addition , there are claims that a software has already been developed .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has become popular with its spyware ( Pegasus ) and surveillance technologies , has developed a new product that is said to have the ability to track the spread of Coronavirus .
According to Bloomberg , the software receives mobile phone tracking information from the infected person for two weeks , which is the incubation period of the virus , and then maps them to location data from the operator .
This product of NSO is tested just like Israel ’ s approval of the use of “ an counter terrorism tracking technology @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patients and the people they encounter .
This practice , a controversial step , raises criticism that the privacy of Israeli citizens will be violated .
State-supported cyber activities of countries such as China , Russia , North Korea are implemented through APT groups .
Attacks targeting states , multinational companies and individuals are usually carried out with a malicious document .
The contents of such Coronavirus outbreak related malicious documents are remarkable .
Documents sent to the target as baits may contain statement such as “ important , urgent , alert ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this context is the attack of the Chinese Mustang Panda APT group .
Mustang Panda attracts people ’ s attention with an expression such as “ The latest situation about the Coronavirus incident in your city and the security measures to be taken ” regarding the APT group Coronavirus .
Another Chinese-origin attack that is thought to have been caused by APT targeted Mongolia .
According to the Check Point study , the Vicious Panda APT group , which is considered to be state-sponsored in China , targeted Mongolian government officials by imitating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As a result of the analysis of RTF documents written in Mongolian language , malicious activity was detected .
The APT group , which attacks various states and organizations around the world , takes advantage of the COVID-19 outbreak .
The main purpose of the Vicious Panda group remains the mystery and this threat actor is constantly updating their attack tools .
Another Coronavirus-themed APT attack is known to originate from Russia .
The cyber threat group called Hades APT ( thought to be linked to APT28 ) is targeting Ukraine .
According @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the malicious document imitated as sent from the Ministry of Health Public Health Center of Ukraine opens the back door in the system by triggering the macro code .
Researchers believe that a Word document containing malware named COVID-19 was triggered by remote code execution ( RCE ) .
North Korea , which is one of the prominent countries in global ransomware and data theft , also seems to have exploited the Coronavirus outbreak .
A Word document identified by a cyber threat investigator named IssueMakersLab is allegedly armed by a North Korean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ targeting South Koreans was imitated as if it contained information about South Korea ’ s reactions and responsibilities against the COVID-19 outbreak .
A different actor has recently been added to similar threat actors .
RedDrip Team researchers reported that the Pakistani APT36 threat group is using a trap health advisory to spread malware containing a Remote Administration Tool ( RAT ) .
According to Malwarebytes researchers , APT36 used a spear-phishing email with a link to a malicious document that seemed to have been prepared from the Indian government in the Coronavirus-themed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two hidden macros that drop a RAT variant called Crimson RAT .
The APT36 threat group is believed to target embassies and the Indian government as a state-sponsored actor in Pakistan .
APT36 , which is thought to act according to Pakistan ’ s military and diplomatic interests , is reported to have carried out cyber espionage operations to collect sensitive information from India .
APT36 group is also known as Transparent Tribe , ProjectM , Mythic Leopard and TEMP.Lapis .
In addition to state-sponsored cyber threat actors and APT groups , hackers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ panic .
In February , cyber attackers took advantage of targets ’ Coronavirus fears by sending malicious health information emails to Japanese speakers .
According to Proofpoint researchers , these Coronavirus-themed attacks target many industries , including almost all manufacturing , industry , finance , transportation , pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies .
Accordingly , this specific Coronavirus-themed e-mail campaign has Microsoft Word documents containing malware and installs AZORult , known as a malware that steals information , using a two and a half year vulnerability .
The actors behind this campaign are thought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ origin .
Malicious links disguised as official CDC & WHO Another global phishing attack that occurred in March was detected by Cofense .
The detected emails mimic as if they came from The Centers for Disease Control ( CDC ) and seem to show the spread of Coronavirus and the current outbreak situation .
In addition to this attack campaign , Cofense Intelligence Agent detected a phishing campaign mimicking the World Health Organization ( WHO ) to deliver the Tesla keylogger .
The phishing campaign is designed to arouse fear and curiosity about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Sophos company takes place with the Word document targeting the Italians and containing malicious macros .
According to Sophos , the actors of the Trickbot spam campaign caused from panic , anxiety and fears that spread across the country after the Coronavirus outbreak in Italy , with spam emails targeting Italian email addresses .
Sophos also detected other e-mail campaigns different than malware that produced the same spam e-mails dating back to September of last year .
The latest detected attack worries victims about COVID-19 and tries to mobilize them .
Another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ victims ’ emotions was spotted by FireEye .
According to Forbes news , a group of Chinese hackers suspected that in late February and early March , malicious documents were sent to targets in Vietnam , Philippines and Taiwan .
The documents included recommendations for Coronavirus from official sources , but there were spyware hidden in the documents , and they were stealing data .
FireEye also reported that the espionage group named TEMP.Armageddon , which is thought to be of Russian origin , sent Ukrainians a phishing email containing a malicious , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ software , cyber threat actors also use websites and apps that contain malicious content in Coronavirus-themed campaigns .
In this context , the security and research team from DomainTools has discovered a website that claims to have a real-time Coronavirus outbreak tracer with a mobile app .
The application named “ Covid19 Tracker App ” actually contains ransomware .
This Android ransomware , which was discovered for the first time , was named “ CovidLock ” because of the malware ’ s capabilities and background story .
CovidLock uses techniques to deny access @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forcing the password used to unlock the phone .
When the phone is locked , a ransom note appears on the screen , and the attackers demand $ 100 ransom to unlock it .
In addition to these campaigns , it is determined that websites containing malicious content are on the rise .
Many of the hundreds of Coronavirus-themed domains are known to infect malware or redirect to different content .
Some actors , including cybercriminals , operate on such sites for their own benefit .
In order to combat Coronavirus , sales @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , disinfectants are also illegally seen on these sites .
The Coronavirus outbreak , which has been going on for about three months , has created an atmosphere of panic and fear all over the world .
Cyber criminals and threat actors also want to use this environment of fear and panic for their own benefit .
They use their own best-known methods for this .
Malicious websites , apps , documents and e-mail campaigns for phishing purposes are the most used cyber attack methods by cyber threat actors .
These global campaigns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It is predicted that such attacks will increase in the coming days .
It is believed that especially cybercriminals with economic motivation and state-sponsored cyber threat actors operating for cyber espionage will continue their activities during the Coronavirus outbreak .
It is estimated that victims will be increasingly targeted with Coronavirus-themed activities , apps , websites and armed documents .
Ersin Çahmutoğlu for GreatGameIndia .
Ersin is a Cyber Security Researcher at the Turkish National Defense University .
Twitter : @ ersincmt .
Send in your tips and submissions by filling out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the email provided .
Join us on WhatsApp for more intel and updates .
For latest updates on the outbreak check out our Coronavirus Coverage .
GreatGameIndia is a journal on Geopolitics and International Relations .
Get to know the Geopolitical threats India is facing in our exclusive book India in Cognitive Dissonance .
Past magazine issues can be accessed from the Archives section .
Read more on Chinese Biological and Chemical warfare activities against India in our exclusive History of Narco-Terrorism issue .

The Coronavirus outbreak has triggered worldwide Cyberattacks from cybercriminals with economic motivation and state-sponsored cyber threat actors operating for cyber espionage. It is estimated that victims will be increasingly targeted with Coronavirus-themed activities, apps, websites and armed documents, reports Cyber Security expert Ersin Çahmutoğlu for GreatGameIndia.
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Coronavirus Triggers Worldwide Cyberattacks
It is a known fact that global cyberattacks are getting more intense day by day. Hackers, hacktivists, cyber threat groups, and state-sponsored cyber organizations are taking advantage at every turn. Sometimes their motivation is economical (ransom requests) and sometimes it is for political and intelligence purposes.
While hackers target their victims with ransomware, state-sponsored organizations target their victims for intelligence gathering and surveillance. The fear and panic environment caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic causes these attacks to be successful.
Hackers and hacker groups that carry out operations with financial motivation demand ransom. State-sponsored APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) groups infiltrate critical institutions or private systems with the documents they use as lures.
Iran – AC19 App
Iran has developed a mobile app called AC19 for citizens who think they have been infected with Coronavirus to perform their own tests at home. Citizens who report their identity and location information to the authorities through the app can be tested without going to hospitals.
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AC19 in the Google Play store has been removed by Google on suspicion of spying, according to ZDNet news. According to allegations, this app collects Iranian citizens’ identity and location information and uses them for spying purposes. After the Iranians who downloaded the app sent this complaint to Google Play, Google removed this app from the store.
از داده‌کاوی اطلاعات ۳ میلیون نفر از مشارکت‌کنندگان در اپلیکیشن ac19، این نقشه‌ی میزان خطر احتمال ابتلا به #کرونا در مناطق تهران به دست آمد.
رسانه باشید تا دیگران نیز از مخاطرات اطراف خود آگاه شوند. لطفا در خانه بمانید!
#همه‌با‌هم برای ایران🇮🇷 pic.twitter.com/5slrA8iDhW — MJ Azari Jahromi (@azarijahromi) March 9, 2020
According to Recorded Future, Coronavirus pandemic was armed by the Iranian government as a way to spread spyware. The Iranian Ministry of Health sent an SMS to victims recommending that they download a special app to track the potential symptoms of COVID-19. The Android app called “Ac19.apk” containing spyware is downloaded to mobile devices through a website created by the Iranian government.
Iranians say the AC19 app developed for Coronavirus detection is suspect and it is not possible to test a virus using the app. It is also believed that the company, Smart Land Solutions (new name Sarzamin Housmand), which developed the app, has developed suspicious apps for the Iranian regime such as Hotgram and Talagram. These apps were also removed from Google Play. It is also claimed that the company and some of its important employees are related to Iranian intelligence services.
Israel – NSO Group’s Tracking App
As for Israel, the situation is not very different. In order to track the spread of the Coronavirus epidemic, the Israeli government is negotiating to track its citizens’ mobile phones. In addition, there are claims that a software has already been developed. The Israeli technology company NSO Group, which has become popular with its spyware (Pegasus) and surveillance technologies, has developed a new product that is said to have the ability to track the spread of Coronavirus.
#Pegasus was created by Israeli #cyber weapons dealer #NSOGroup whose parent company Francisco Partners also owns #CrossMatch contracted by #UIDAI for #Aadhaar. This was revealed by us already in 2017. Took almost 2 years for Indian media to catchup. #RIPhttps://t.co/N3ADEOxRN6 — GreatGameIndia (@GreatGameIndia) October 31, 2019
According to Bloomberg, the software receives mobile phone tracking information from the infected person for two weeks, which is the incubation period of the virus, and then maps them to location data from the operator. This product of NSO is tested just like Israel’s approval of the use of “an counter terrorism tracking technology” to track the movements of Coronavirus patients and the people they encounter. This practice, a controversial step, raises criticism that the privacy of Israeli citizens will be violated.
China – Mustang & Vicious Panda APT Group
State-supported cyber activities of countries such as China, Russia, North Korea are implemented through APT groups. Attacks targeting states, multinational companies and individuals are usually carried out with a malicious document. The contents of such Coronavirus outbreak related malicious documents are remarkable. Documents sent to the target as baits may contain statement such as “important, urgent, alert”.
Mustang Panda APT Group
One of the attacks detected in this context is the attack of the Chinese Mustang Panda APT group. Mustang Panda attracts people’s attention with an expression such as “The latest situation about the Coronavirus incident in your city and the security measures to be taken” regarding the APT group Coronavirus.
Vicious Panda APT Group
Another Chinese-origin attack that is thought to have been caused by APT targeted Mongolia. According to the Check Point study, the Vicious Panda APT group, which is considered to be state-sponsored in China, targeted Mongolian government officials by imitating e-mails from the Mongolian Foreign Ministry. As a result of the analysis of RTF documents written in Mongolian language, malicious activity was detected. The APT group, which attacks various states and organizations around the world, takes advantage of the COVID-19 outbreak. The main purpose of the Vicious Panda group remains the mystery and this threat actor is constantly updating their attack tools.
Russia – Hades APT Group
Another Coronavirus-themed APT attack is known to originate from Russia. The cyber threat group called Hades APT (thought to be linked to APT28) is targeting Ukraine. According to the findings of RedDrip Team, the malicious document imitated as sent from the Ministry of Health Public Health Center of Ukraine opens the back door in the system by triggering the macro code. Researchers believe that a Word document containing malware named COVID-19 was triggered by remote code execution (RCE).
Attacks pretend to be from the Center for Public Health of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and deliver bait document containing the latest news regarding #COVID-19. A backdoor written in C# gets dropped by malicious macro code to perform remote control.https://t.co/yT0iUZxMji pic.twitter.com/fb2ECmbSKX — RedDrip Team (@RedDrip7) February 21, 2020
North Korea – BabyShark APT Group
North Korea, which is one of the prominent countries in global ransomware and data theft, also seems to have exploited the Coronavirus outbreak. A Word document identified by a cyber threat investigator named IssueMakersLab is allegedly armed by a North Korean origin BabyShark APT group. The document targeting South Koreans was imitated as if it contained information about South Korea’s reactions and responsibilities against the COVID-19 outbreak.
North Korea's BabyShark malware has been found in the form of document on South Korea's response to COVID-19. pic.twitter.com/yAWuWt6Qkq — IssueMakersLab (@issuemakerslab) February 27, 2020
Pakistan – APT36 Group
A different actor has recently been added to similar threat actors. RedDrip Team researchers reported that the Pakistani APT36 threat group is using a trap health advisory to spread malware containing a Remote Administration Tool (RAT). According to Malwarebytes researchers, APT36 used a spear-phishing email with a link to a malicious document that seemed to have been prepared from the Indian government in the Coronavirus-themed cyber attack. The malicious document has two hidden macros that drop a RAT variant called Crimson RAT.
Malicious document, pretending to be from the Government of #India with health advisory of Coronavirus, seems delivered by #Transparent Tribe (#ProjectM). Victims are lured to enable macro to execute #Crimson #RAT payload.https://t.co/0DftZL5IxC pic.twitter.com/jTsxA38Ubg — RedDrip Team (@RedDrip7) March 12, 2020
The APT36 threat group is believed to target embassies and the Indian government as a state-sponsored actor in Pakistan. APT36, which is thought to act according to Pakistan’s military and diplomatic interests, is reported to have carried out cyber espionage operations to collect sensitive information from India. APT36 group is also known as Transparent Tribe, ProjectM, Mythic Leopard and TEMP.Lapis.
Coronavirus-Themed Phishing and Scam Activities
Japanese speakers targeted with AZORult Malware
In addition to state-sponsored cyber threat actors and APT groups, hackers and hacker groups exploit the global Coronavirus panic. In February, cyber attackers took advantage of targets’ Coronavirus fears by sending malicious health information emails to Japanese speakers. According to Proofpoint researchers, these Coronavirus-themed attacks target many industries, including almost all manufacturing, industry, finance, transportation, pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies. Accordingly, this specific Coronavirus-themed e-mail campaign has Microsoft Word documents containing malware and installs AZORult, known as a malware that steals information, using a two and a half year vulnerability. The actors behind this campaign are thought to be of Russian and Eastern European origin.
Malicious links disguised as official CDC & WHO
Another global phishing attack that occurred in March was detected by Cofense. The detected emails mimic as if they came from The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and seem to show the spread of Coronavirus and the current outbreak situation. In addition to this attack campaign, Cofense Intelligence Agent detected a phishing campaign mimicking the World Health Organization (WHO) to deliver the Tesla keylogger. The phishing campaign is designed to arouse fear and curiosity about Coronavirus.
Trickbot spam campaign targeting Italians
Another phishing attack detected by the Sophos company takes place with the Word document targeting the Italians and containing malicious macros. According to Sophos, the actors of the Trickbot spam campaign caused from panic, anxiety and fears that spread across the country after the Coronavirus outbreak in Italy, with spam emails targeting Italian email addresses. Sophos also detected other e-mail campaigns different than malware that produced the same spam e-mails dating back to September of last year. The latest detected attack worries victims about COVID-19 and tries to mobilize them.
TEMP.Armageddon targets Asia
Another campaign using the Coronavirus outbreak and exploiting victims’ emotions was spotted by FireEye. According to Forbes news, a group of Chinese hackers suspected that in late February and early March, malicious documents were sent to targets in Vietnam, Philippines and Taiwan. The documents included recommendations for Coronavirus from official sources, but there were spyware hidden in the documents, and they were stealing data. FireEye also reported that the espionage group named TEMP.Armageddon, which is thought to be of Russian origin, sent Ukrainians a phishing email containing a malicious, Coronavirus-themed document.
CovidLock – Malicious Coronavirus Tracker App with Ransomware
In addition to malicious software, cyber threat actors also use websites and apps that contain malicious content in Coronavirus-themed campaigns. In this context, the security and research team from DomainTools has discovered a website that claims to have a real-time Coronavirus outbreak tracer with a mobile app. The application named “Covid19 Tracker App” actually contains ransomware. This Android ransomware, which was discovered for the first time, was named “CovidLock” because of the malware’s capabilities and background story. CovidLock uses techniques to deny access to the victim’s phone by forcing the password used to unlock the phone. When the phone is locked, a ransom note appears on the screen, and the attackers demand $100 ransom to unlock it.
Coronavirus-themed malicious domains
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In addition to these campaigns, it is determined that websites containing malicious content are on the rise. Many of the hundreds of Coronavirus-themed domains are known to infect malware or redirect to different content. Some actors, including cybercriminals, operate on such sites for their own benefit. In order to combat Coronavirus, sales of products such as masks, gloves, disinfectants are also illegally seen on these sites.
Coronavirus Panic attracts Cyber Threat Actors
The Coronavirus outbreak, which has been going on for about three months, has created an atmosphere of panic and fear all over the world. Cyber criminals and threat actors also want to use this environment of fear and panic for their own benefit. They use their own best-known methods for this.
Malicious websites, apps, documents and e-mail campaigns for phishing purposes are the most used cyber attack methods by cyber threat actors. These global campaigns are detected and reported in various countries. It is predicted that such attacks will increase in the coming days.
It is believed that especially cybercriminals with economic motivation and state-sponsored cyber threat actors operating for cyber espionage will continue their activities during the Coronavirus outbreak. It is estimated that victims will be increasingly targeted with Coronavirus-themed activities, apps, websites and armed documents.
Ersin Çahmutoğlu for GreatGameIndia. Ersin is a Cyber Security Researcher at the Turkish National Defense University. Twitter: @ersincmt. Send in your tips and submissions by filling out this form or write to us directly at the email provided. Join us on WhatsApp for more intel and updates.
For latest updates on the outbreak check out our Coronavirus Coverage.
GreatGameIndia is a journal on Geopolitics and International Relations. Get to know the Geopolitical threats India is facing in our exclusive book India in Cognitive Dissonance. Past magazine issues can be accessed from the Archives section.
Read more on Chinese Biological and Chemical warfare activities against India in our exclusive History of Narco-Terrorism issue.


greatgameindia--2020-03-21--Finland Says WHO’s Coronavirus Protocol Doesn’t Work

In a startling disclosure , a senior Finnish health official has dismissed a World Health Organization advisory saying WHO doesn ’ t understand pandemics and that their Coronavirus testing protocol is illogical and doesn ’ t work .
Finland has 400 confirmed cases of coronavirus but no reported deaths so far .
A senior Finnish health official has dismissed a World Health Organization ( WHO ) advisory to test as many people as possible for coronavirus , arguing that such a measure would be completely illogical when combating a pandemic .
Finland ’ s head of health security , Mika @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that stopping the spread of Covid-19 requires testing on a mass-scale .
“ We don ’ t understand the WHO ’ s instructions for testing .
We can ’ t fully remove the disease from the world anymore , ” she said , adding : “ If someone claims that , they don ’ t understand pandemics.
” Citing limited supplies , Finland has narrowed coronavirus testing to high-risk individuals and medical workers .
Salminen told local media that screening for the virus should be done where it will be “ effective , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concern ” about the respiratory disease .
“ Those who may be sick at home do not benefit from testing , ” she said .
The Finnish health official noted that administering the test drains valuable medical resources and personnel from those who need it most .
Finland has 400 confirmed cases of coronavirus but no reported deaths , according to a tally compiled by Johns Hopkins University .
Meanwhile , as the coronavirus continues to spread around the world , a Chinese government-owned think tank is soliciting opinions to gauge how the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to WHO ( World Health Organization ) .
In a message viewed by Axios , CNPC Economics & Technology Research Institute ( CNPC ETRI ) said they were exploring the possibility of a Beijing-led global health organization that would rival the WHO , asking how Israeli experts at SIGNAL , an Israeli nonprofit dedicated to strengthening Israeli-China ties , would view such an organization .
For latest updates on the outbreak check out our Coronavirus Coverage .
Send in your tips and submissions by filling out this form or write to us directly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on WhatsApp for more intel and updates .
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Past magazine issues can be accessed from the Archives section .
Read more on Chinese Biological and Chemical warfare activities against India in our exclusive History of Narco-Terrorism issue .

In a startling disclosure, a senior Finnish health official has dismissed a World Health Organization advisory saying WHO doesn’t understand pandemics and that their Coronavirus testing protocol is illogical and doesn’t work. Finland has 400 confirmed cases of coronavirus but no reported deaths so far.
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A senior Finnish health official has dismissed a World Health Organization (WHO) advisory to test as many people as possible for coronavirus, arguing that such a measure would be completely illogical when combating a pandemic. Finland’s head of health security, Mika Salminen, took aim at the notion that stopping the spread of Covid-19 requires testing on a mass-scale.
“We don’t understand the WHO’s instructions for testing. We can’t fully remove the disease from the world anymore,” she said, adding: “If someone claims that, they don’t understand pandemics.”
Citing limited supplies, Finland has narrowed coronavirus testing to high-risk individuals and medical workers. Salminen told local media that screening for the virus should be done where it will be “effective,” not simply “where there is concern” about the respiratory disease.
“Those who may be sick at home do not benefit from testing,” she said.
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The Finnish health official noted that administering the test drains valuable medical resources and personnel from those who need it most.
Finland has 400 confirmed cases of coronavirus but no reported deaths, according to a tally compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
Meanwhile, as the coronavirus continues to spread around the world, a Chinese government-owned think tank is soliciting opinions to gauge how the international community might receive a Chinese alternative to WHO (World Health Organization).
In a message viewed by Axios, CNPC Economics & Technology Research Institute (CNPC ETRI) said they were exploring the possibility of a Beijing-led global health organization that would rival the WHO, asking how Israeli experts at SIGNAL, an Israeli nonprofit dedicated to strengthening Israeli-China ties, would view such an organization.
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