Hackers Stole $7.5 Million in Grants From US Health Agencies (1)

Hackers stole millions of dollars in grant money from the Department of Health and Human Services last year in a series of attacks, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Between late March and mid-November, the hackers gained access to an HHS system that processes civilian grant payments and withdrew about $7.5 million intended to be awarded to five accounts, said the people, who asked not to be named as the details aren’t public.

“As federal stewards of the taxpayer dollar, we take this issue with the utmost importance,” an HHS spokesperson said in an emailed statement.

The hacks ...