The U.S., U.K. and Canada are accusing Russia of trying to steal information from researchers developing a COVID-19 vaccine. Britain's National Cybersecurity Centre says the group of Russian hackers known as A-P-T-29, or ‘Cozy Bear’ are trying to steal intellectual property, but it's not clear if they were successful.
At the same time, officials say they don't believe anyone's private information was exposed. This isn’t the first time we’ve encountered ‘Cozy Bear,’ they’re one of two groups who stole emails from the Democratic National Committee before the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Meanwhile, President Trump and Dr.Anthony Fauci are ending their silent streak.
According to reports, the President and Fauci spoke by phone on Wednesday for the first time since early June. The timing would be notable considering that White House trade adviserPeterNavarrowas reprimandedfor writing a "USA Today" op-ed bashing Faucithat day Trump went on to insist that he has a "very good relationship with Anthony."
- Where we stand with COVID-19...according to the latest numbers from Johns Hopkins, the United States has confirmed that we’ve had just over three-point-five-million cases across the United States since the beginning – with just over 138-thousand patients succumbing to the illness. In good news?More than one-million have recovered.
- ONE MORE THING!American citizens have more trust in Dr. Fauci than President Trump when it comes to talking about the COVID-19 pandemic.According to a Quinnipiac University poll, 67-percent of registered voters do not trust the information Trump provides while 30-percent do. Also, 65% of people say they trust Fauci and 26% say they don't.
Source:NBC News