Italy extradites alleged Chinese state hacker to US

Recorded Future reports that Xu Zewei, a Chinese national accused of belonging to the state-backed Hafnium (Silk Typhoon) APT, was extradited from Milan to the U.S.; he faces a nine-count indictment alleging involvement in Microsoft Exchange intrusions and the theft of COVID‑19 vaccine research, with prosecutors asserting ties to the Ministry of State Security and claiming the Hafnium campaign victimized thousands of entities.