Chinese and Russian-linked hacking campaigns in recent weeks targeted Indian vaccine makers Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech, cyber intelligence and threat discovery platform Cyfirma said on Monday. Both SII and Bharat Biotech are involved in producing Covid-19 vaccine.

Moreover, Cyfirma added that hacking campaigns believed to be originating from North Korean targeted yoga guru Ramdev's Patanjali group. The Singapore/Japan-based Cyfirma, backed by Goldman Sachs and Z3 Partners with large operations in Bangaluru recently launched a report titled "Threat Landscape for Pharmaceutical Companies".