Hackers access Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine data in attack on European Medicines Agency

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The breach is not expected to impact the timeline for the review of the vaccine

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) disclosed on Wednesday that it has suffered a cyber-attack, leading to unauthorised access to documents relating to a Covid-19 vaccine. The EMA is the regulat...

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