North Korea has begun human trials with a COVID-19 vaccine – according to information stolen by a dedicated team of Western drugmakers’ cyber hackers.
The Hermit kingdom has already been produced in expression 3 in the trial for his shot, even though the mysterious nation has refused to allow for confirmed cases, an informant told Daily NK.
The informant confirmed to the point of sale that it was based on the work of a specialist ‘hacking organization’ dedicated to stealing vaccination information, which raised alarms in the US, UK and South Korea early last year.
The burglary unit – called Bureau 325 – operates under the General Bureau of Exploration while receiving direct instructions from the Central Committee, the source said in North Korea.
It reports directly to Kim Yo Jong, the dreaded sister of Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, who also helps manage the group’s activities, the report said.
“Because of the nature of cyberattacks, it is difficult to confirm exactly what data North Korea stole,” cyber security expert Mun Chong Hyun told Daily NK.
But at least some of the stolen knowledge appears to be at the core of the new vaccine, being developed by Kim Il Sung University’s Biological Industrial Research Center, the source told Daily NK.
It does not matter how much wisdom they have stolen, but it may not be enough for a successful COVID-19 shot.
‘They have acquired enough expertise through burglary, but they do not have the ability to produce [vaccines], ”Said the sales source.
‘But because the supreme leader [Kim Jong Un] ‘a vaccine directly commands to develop independently, they must show something in the way of the results,’ the source added.