Alleged Chinese hacker extradited to US over cyberattacks targeting COVID-19 research
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**Executive Summary:** U.S. authorities extradited and charged Xu Zewei for participating in a large, state-directed cyber espionage campaign (linked to HAFNIUM) that exploited Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities to install web shells, compromise thousands of organizations—including U.S. universities and COVID-19 research entities—and collect or sell stolen data under direction of China’s Ministry of State Security.
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