FBI Warns of China Targeting US Groups Conducting COVID-19-Related Research

The 12-story building that a report by Internet security firm Mandiant identified as the home of a Chinese military-led hacking group in Shanghai on Feb. 19, 2013. Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images

Groups linked to China are attempting to illegally obtain information from organizations conducting research related to COVID-19, the FBI warned on Wednesday.

COVID-19 is a new disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which originated in China last year.