NBC calls this the “first instance of pandemic fraud tied to foreign, state-sponsored cybercriminals.”In the past, APT41—also known by its monikers “Winnti” and “Barium”—has been tied to a number of high-profile hacking campaigns that targeted U.S. victims.Earlier this year, the cybersecurity firm Mandiant reported that the group had penetrated the networks of at least six state governments via bugs in a widely used farming app—a campaign broadly considered to be an espionage effort.Of course, China’s keyboard warriors aren’t the only ones to take advantage of America’s poorly watched welfare system.Those colors will be replicated around the perimeter of your TV in real-time.In California alone, experts “conservatively” estimate that at least $20 billion in benefits have been stolen—including by a guy who boldly filed for funds using the name “Mr."