Chinese hackers exploited US COVID relief funds for millions, Secret Service claims
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A hacker group aligned with the Chinese Communist Party reportedly stole at least $20 million in government funds by defrauding US COVID-relief programs.
The Secret Service refrained from offering precise details in a statement to NBC News, but stated that there are at least 1,000 open investigations into instances of international and domestic attempts to defraud the US government via COVID-19 programs. Timothy Nerozzi is a writer for Fox News Digital. You can follow him on Twitter @timothynerozzi and can email him at timothy.nerozzi@fox.com
The organization told NBC that APT41 is a "notable player" in the flurry of fraud attempts.
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