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Italy to extradite suspected Chinese hacker wanted by US authorities, says source
A court had already cleared Xu Zewei for transfer after U.S. prosecutors accused him of stealing COVID-19 research and joining Hafnium.
- On April 26, the Italian government decided to extradite Zewei to the Justice Department to face hacking charges, including the alleged theft of COVID-19 medical research.
- Italian authorities arrested Zewei in Milan on July 3, 2020, at the Justice Department's request on wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges tied to computer piracy between 2020 and 2021.
- The DOJ alleges Zewei participated in the 2021 Hafnium cyber-espionage group that infiltrated thousands of computers worldwide and targeted US-based immunologists and virologists researching COVID-19 vaccines in 2020.
- An Italian court ruled earlier in April that extradition could proceed, though defense attorney Enrico Giarda stated Zewei has not received official communication regarding the government's recent decision.
- This executive action follows the prior judicial ruling, setting the stage for Zewei's transfer to the Justice Department to face trial for the alleged theft of sensitive medical research.
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A Chinese national sought by U.S. authorities on hacking charges, including the alleged theft of COVID-19 medical research, has been extradited from Italy to the United States.
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