Hackers Linked to Chinese Government Stole Millions in COVID-19 Relief Benefits
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Hackers Linked to Chinese Government Stole Millions in COVID-19 Relief Benefits
Hackers Linked to Chinese Government , Stole Millions in COVID-19 Relief Benefits.
The Secret Service told NBC News that
APT41, a Chengdu-based hacking group
linked to the Chinese government.
Stole at least $20 million from
American COVID relief benefits.
.
NBC News reports that it is the first publicly acknowledged instance of pandemic fraud related to "foreign, state-sponsored cybercriminals.".
However, experts say other pandemic fraud investigations around the country also appear to
be linked to foreign, state-sponsored actors.
It would be crazy to think this group didn’t target all 50 states, Roy Dotson, national pandemic fraud recovery
coordinator for the Secret Service, via statement.
It is unclear whether the Chinese government ordered the hackers to steal the money
or if it just looked the other way.
I’ve never seen them target government money before.
That would be an escalation, John Hultquist, the head of intelligence analysis at the cybersecurity firm Mandiant, via statement.
The United States is target No.
1, because we are competitor No.
1.
It’s a really comprehensive, multi-decade, well-considered, well-resourced, well-planned, well-executed strategy, Ambassador Nathaniel Fick, the head of the State Department’s Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy, via statement.
NBC News reports that billions have been stolen in the U.S. and around the world via the Paycheck Protection Program and unemployment insurance.
In August, the Secret Service said it
recovered $286 million of those funds.
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This Day in History: , President Reagan Is Shot.
March 30, 1981.
Outside of a Washington D.C. hotel,
25-year-old John Hinckley Jr. fired six shots at
the president, hitting him once in the chest.
Press Secretary James Brady,
Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy and
D.C. policeman Thomas Delahaney were also hit.
As Hinckley was overpowered,
Reagan was rushed to the trauma center
at George Washington University Hospital.
As he was prepared for surgery, Reagan quipped
to First Lady Nancy, "Honey, I forgot to duck.".
The president returned to the
White House less than two weeks later.
Found "not guilty by reason of insanity,"
Hinkley was institutionalized until 2016
and now lives in Colonial Williamsburg, PA
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A tragic incident unfolded outside the Israeli embassy in Washington DC on Sunday. A US military service member, identified as Aaron Bushnell, set himself on fire in an apparent protest against the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Donned in military attire, Bushnell recorded himself shouting 'Free Palestine' before immolating himself, decrying what he called a "genocide" in Gaza. Despite swift intervention by the Secret Service, Bushnell later succumbed to his injuries.
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Largest US Health Care Payment Processor , Still Reeling From Ransomware Attack.
On Feb. 21, UnitedHealth Group announced that its company, Change Healthcare, had been hit with ransomware called Alphv, NBC News reports. .
Alphv, which is said to have been created by cybercriminals who speak Russian, was also used in the attack on MGM Resorts last year.
Alphv, which is said to have been created by cybercriminals who speak Russian, was also used in the attack on MGM Resorts last year.
Though in that instance, the ransomware was said
to be installed by English-speaking hackers.
On Feb. 29, American Hospital Association CEO Rick Pollack called the newest attack
"the most serious incident of its kind leveled against a U.S. health care organization.".
Nine days into the attack on Change
Healthcare, a health care technology
company that is part of Optum and
owned by UnitedHealth Group, effects
are continuing to be felt throughout
the entire health care system, American Hospital Association CEO Rick Pollack, via statement.
Health care providers rely on Change Healthcare's program to manage payments and insurance claims, NBC News reports. .
Most of the company's systems have been taken offline to isolate the attack. .
The outage has caused issues with filling prescriptions and has prevented insurance companies from reimbursing providers, doctors say. .
According to UnitedHealth Group,
thousands of pharmacies are currently utilizing "offline processing workarounds.".
Change Health is working with
cybersecurity companies Mandiant
and Palo Alto to restore its systems.
The company handles a third of all
U.S. patient records and processes 15 billion transactions every year, NBC News reports.
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US Vetoes Resolution , to Grant Palestine , Full UN Membership.
On April 18, the United States vetoed a United Nations
resolution that would have allowed Palestine
to become a full United Nations member. .
Associated Press reports that the
widely-supported resolution was backed
by 12 of 15 Security Council members. .
The United Kingdom and Switzerland
both abstained from the vote,
while the U.S. opposed the measure.
AP reports that Palestine's broad support reflects the
growing international concern for Palestinians facing
a humanitarian crisis amid the ongoing war in Gaza.
AP reports that Palestine's broad support reflects the
growing international concern for Palestinians facing
a humanitarian crisis amid the ongoing war in Gaza.
The resolution would have made Palestine
the 194th member of the United Nations. .
Deputy Ambassador Robert Wood stressed to the
Security Council that the U.S. veto of the resolution... .
... “does not reflect opposition to Palestinian statehood
but instead is an acknowledgment that it will only
come from direct negotiations between the parties.”.
Similarly, deputy State Department
spokesman Vedant Patel said that the U.S. has...
... “been very clear consistently that premature actions
in New York — even with the best intentions — will
not achieve statehood for the Palestinian people.”.
In response to the failed vote, Palestinian U.N.
Ambassador Riyad Mansour told the council that
the decision would not deter the Palestinian people.
The fact that this resolution did not
pass will not break our will and it
will not defeat our determination, Riyad Mansour, Palestinian U.N. Ambassador, via Associated Press.
We will not stop in our effort.
The state of Palestine is inevitable.
It is real. Perhaps they see it as
far away, but we see it as near, Riyad Mansour, Palestinian U.N. Ambassador, via Associated Press
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NBC reports that millions of Americans
who enrolled in Medicaid amid the COVID
pandemic could lose..
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