https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/508403-mccarthy-introduces-legislation-to-sanction-foreign-hackers-targeting
By Maggie Miller
The Hill
July 21, 2020
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Tuesday introduced
legislation to sanction foreign hackers involved in attempts to target and
steal research on COVID-19 vaccines and treatments.
The Defend COVID Research from Hackers Act would allow the president to impose
sanctions on foreign individuals engaging in hacking activity that compromises
economic and national security or public health and freeze any American assets
of these individuals.
The bill also requires the secretary of State, in consultation with the
director of national intelligence, to submit a report to Congress within 180
days of the bill’s passage on “the extent of known cyber-enabled activities or
attempted cyber-enabled activities” around COVID-19.
McCarthy said in a statement that Congress should take steps to protect
American researchers working on a “Victory Vaccine” to combat COVID-19, vowing
that the U.S. would share any vaccine it developed with the world.
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