Chinese Silk Typhoon Hacker Extradited to U.S. Over COVID Research Cyberattacks

Chinese Silk Typhoon Hacker Extradited to U.S. Over COVID Research Cyberattacks

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A Chinese national accused of being a member of the Silk Typhoon hacking group has been extradited to the U.S. from Italy. 
Xu Zewei, 34, was arrested in July 2025 by Italian authorities for his alleged links to the Chinese state-sponsored threat group and for orchestrating cyber attacks against American organizations and government agencies between February 2020 and June 2021, including

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