Alleged Silk Typhoon hacker extradited to US for cyberespionage
A Chinese national accused of carrying out cyberespionage operations for China's intelligence services has been extradited from Italy to the United States to face criminal charges. [...]
A Chinese national accused of carrying out cyberespionage operations for China's intelligence services has been extradited from Italy to the United States to face criminal charges.
According to a DOJ announcement, Xu Zewei is alleged to be a contract hacker for China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) who conducted breaches between February 2020 and June 2021 as part of a coordinated intelligence-gathering campaign.
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