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#5 BleepingComputer general April 27, 2026 at 19:56 UTC

Alleged Silk Typhoon hacker extradited to US for cyberespionage

By Lawrence Abrams

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Chinese national Xu Zewei, allegedly part of the Silk Typhoon APT group, was extradited from Italy to the US to face charges for cyberespionage operations targeting COVID-19 vaccine research and US policy interests. The case represents a rare successful extradition of a suspected Chinese state-sponsored hacker to face prosecution in American courts.

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