Italian police arrest Chinese national wanted by FBI for alleged industrial espionage
ITALY, JUL 9 – Xu Zewei, accused of hacking over 12,700 U.S. entities to steal COVID-19 vaccine data and sensitive government information, was arrested at Milan Malpensa Airport and faces extradition to the U.S.
- Italian authorities detained 33-year-old Xu Zewei at Malpensa Airport near Milan on July 3 following a request from U.S. prosecutors accusing him of cyberespionage.
- Xu is accused of working for China's Ministry of State Security to hack U.S. universities and steal COVID-19 vaccine research between 2020 and 2021.
- The charges stem from a nine-count indictment concerning intrusions and identity theft linked to the China-sponsored hacking group Hafnium, now called Silk Typhoon.
- FBI officials noted this arrest shows years of effort to track hackers, with the bureau calling China’s hacking program the largest among foreign governments.
- Xu’s extradition to the U.S. is pending a Milan court decision, marking a key moment amid complex U.S.-Italy-China relations and cybercrime enforcement.
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