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Chinese gov’t-linked hackers stole $20M from US gov’t in COVID-19 relief, Secret Service says

American Military News

DECEMBER 05, 2022 

At least $20 million in U.S. COVID-19 relief money was stolen by hackers linked to the Chinese government, the first government-acknowledged instance of pandemic fraud by state-sponsored foreign hackers.

China-based hacking group APT41, described as a prolific “workhorse” of cyberattacks, stole the funds from Small Business Administration loans and unemployment insurance in over a dozen states, the Secret Service exclusively revealed to NBC News.