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What will soon be the most valuable asset in the world?

A vaccine for COVID-19.

The glory of the prize—in lives saved, reputations made, and profits earned—is incalculable. The hunt for a cure has unleashed an epic arms’ race among world powers, multinational corporations, and universities. And as with any arms’ race, not everyone is playing by the rules.

On July 16, the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre and the U.S. National Security Agency issued a joint statement accusing a Russian hacking group, dubbed “Cozy Bear,” of attempting to steal biomedical research from British scientists. The U.K. Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, thundered: “it is completely unacceptable that the Russian Intelligence Services are targeting those working to combat the coronavirus pandemic.” British scientists are not a random target as Oxford University, in partnership with AstraZeneca, has already garnered advance orders for two…