A hacker group aligned with the Chinese Communist Party reportedly stole at least $20 million in government funds by defrauding US COVID-relief programs.
claims the group, known as APT41, obtained the illicit payouts via Small Business Administration loans and unemployment insurance.
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. Red flags flutter in front of the Great Hall of the People before the annual two sessions on March 4, 2022 in Beijing, China.
Auditors say the speed with which federal emergency loan programs were set up in the early months of the
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