Alleged Chinese State Hacker Extradited to US

Xu Zewei, a Chinese national and alleged member of the state-sponsored APT group Silk Typhoon, was extradited from Italy to the US. He is accused of conducting cyberattacks on behalf of China's Ministry of State Security and Shanghai State Security Bureau, targeting US universities and researchers, particularly those involved in COVID-19 research. The attacks included exploiting Microsoft Exchange Server zero-day vulnerabilities to deploy web shells and exfiltrate sensitive information. Xu faces multiple charges including wire fraud, computer hacking, and identity theft. The FBI conducted operations to remove web shells from affected US systems. Another suspect remains at large.

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