ASIO working to prevent foreign spies from stealing Australian coronavirus vaccine research
- siennawilliamsgc
- Aug 24, 2020
- 1 min read
Scientists searching for a COVID-19 vaccine have received assistance from an unlikely source — Australia's top spies.
The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) has been working with medical institutions and scientific organisations to ensure their highly sought-after research is not stolen.
The threat comes at a time when the nation's defence and space sectors are already being targeted, and there are more foreign spies in Australia than ever before.
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