Secret Service report: China-linked APT41 hackers stole $20M+ in US COVID-19 relief benefits, the first example of pandemic fraud by state-affiliated hackers

Secret Service report: China-linked APT41 hackers stole $20M+ in US COVID-19 relief benefits, the first example of pandemic fraud by state-affiliated hackers

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Hackers linked to the Chinese government stole at least $20 million in U.S. Covid relief benefits, including Small Business Administration loans and unemployment insurance funds in over a dozen states, according to the Secret Service. The theft of taxpayer funds by the Chengdu-based hacking group…

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