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Suspected Chinese cybersnoop grounded in Italy after US tipoff

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Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
80/100

Date Published: 2025-07-08

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Connor Jones

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A 33-year-old man, Zewei Xu, was arrested in Milan on a US extradition request after being accused of membership in Silk Typhoon (formerly Hafnium) and involvement in state-sponsored cyberespionage targeting COVID-19 vaccine research and prior Microsoft Exchange intrusions; US charges reportedly include computer intrusions, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft, and a hearing on extradition was scheduled in Milan.

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