Xu Zewei estradato dall’Italia: il contractor MSS cinese dietro HAFNIUM e Silk Typhoon davanti alla giustizia americana

Xu Zewei, 34 anni, contractor del Ministero della Sicurezza dello Stato cinese, è stato estradato dall'Italia agli USA per la sua partecipazione alla campagna HAFNIUM/Silk Typhoon: 13.000 organizzazioni compromesse, zero-day su Microsoft Exchange sfruttati come arma di massa e furto di ricerche sul COVID-19 sotto la direzione dello Shanghai State Security Bureau.

https://insicurezzadigitale.com/xu-zewei-estradato-dallitalia-il-contractor-mss-cinese-dietro-hafnium-e-silk-typhoon-davanti-alla-giustizia-americana/

Hacker who allegedly carried out cyberattacks for China is extradited to U.S. | TechCrunch

Xu Zewei is accused of participating in a Chinese government hacking group that broke into thousands of U.S. organizations and stole COVID-19-related research.

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China Hacker Extradited Over Silk Typhoon Cyber Attacks

In a major breakthrough, 34-year-old Chinese national Xu Zewei has been extradited to the US to face charges for his alleged role in the massive Silk Typhoon cyber attacks that hit over 12,700 US organizations. Xu appeared in a Houston federal court over the weekend, facing serious charges including wire fraud, unauthorized computer access, and…

https://osintsights.com/china-hacker-extradited-over-silk-typhoon-cyber-attacks?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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China Hacker Extradited Over Silk Typhoon Cyber Attacks

China hacker Xu Zewei extradited to US for Silk Typhoon cyber attacks; learn how US prosecutors are holding him accountable now.

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Punto Informatico: Estradato negli USA hacker del gruppo Silk Typhoon

Un cittadino cinese, accusato di essere un membro del gruppo Silk Typhoon, è stato consegnato alle autorità statunitensi dalla Polizia Postale.
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Hacked in the US, Silk Typhoon group members

A Chinese citizen, accused of being a member of the Silk Typhoon group, was handed over to U.S. authorities by the Postal Police.

#SilkTyphoon #Chinese #thePostalPolice

https://www.punto-informatico.it/estradato-usa-hacker-gruppo-silk-typhoon/

Estradato negli USA hacker del gruppo Silk Typhoon

Un cittadino cinese, accusato di essere un membro del gruppo Silk Typhoon, è stato consegnato alle autorità statunitensi dalla Polizia Postale.

Punto Informatico
A Chinese national extradited to the US for his alleged role in the Silk Typhoon pandemic-era attacks. A reminder that attribution in nation-state cyber ops is a long, patient process — sometimes measured in years, not patches. The gears of international cybercrime justice turn slowly, but they do turn. 🔍 #infosec #SilkTyphoon #CyberEspionage
https://cyberscoop.com/xu-zewei-extradited-china-national-silk-typhoon-hafnium/
Chinese national extradited to US for pandemic-era Silk Typhoon attacks

Xu Zewei was allegedly directed by China’s intelligence services to conduct a sweeping espionage campaign to steal data on COVID-19 research and other U.S. policy interests.

CyberScoop

Diplomatic missions under digital siege! Silk Typhoon hackers are hijacking web traffic with stealthy man-in-the-middle tactics and zero-day exploits to snatch sensitive intel. Can anyone stop this cyber invasion?

https://thedefendopsdiaries.com/silk-typhoon-hackers-a-persistent-threat-to-diplomatic-security/

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#cybersecurity
#diplomaticsecurity
#zerodayexploits
#aitmattacks

Silk Typhoon Hackers: A Persistent Threat to Diplomatic Security

Silk Typhoon hackers target diplomatic missions using advanced AitM techniques and zero-day exploits, posing a significant cybersecurity threat.

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Justice Department Announces Arrest of Prolific Chinese State-Sponsored Contract Hacker
#SilkTyphoon
https://flashpoint.io/blog/justice-department-announces-arrest-of-prolific-chinese-state-sponsored-contract-hacker/
Justice Department Announces Arrest of Prolific Chinese State-Sponsored Contract Hacker

Xu Zewei and his co-defendant, PRC national Zhang Yu, are charged for their involvement in computer intrusions between February 2020 and June 2021, including the indiscriminate HAFNIUM computer intrusion campaign that compromised thousands of computers worldwide, including in the U.S.

Flashpoint

Computing's weekly roundup of tech news in Asia. This time we look at the attempted extradition by the US of an alleged Chinese hacker of vaccine secrets who was arrested in Italy last week, and fast-fashion ecommerce company Shein’s plans to go public

https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/security/accused-chinese-hacker-claims-mistaken-identity-asian-tech-roundup

#shein #silktyphoon #china #technews #cybercrime #infosec

Accused Chinese hacker claims mistaken identity - Asian Tech Roundup

Welcome to Computing's weekly roundup of tech news in Asia. This time we look at the attempted extradition by the US of an alleged Chinese ...

United States announces arrest of a state-sponsored Chinese hacker in Italy linked to #HAFNIUM (Silk Typhoon) known for high-profile attacks on US infrastructure.

Read: https://hackread.com/us-arresting-chinese-hacker-linked-to-hafnium-group/

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US Announces Arresting Chinese Hacker Linked to HAFNIUM Group

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3/ lol so i guess whoever hacked america's core bank regulator (#OCC) was in the OCC's computer systems reading people's emails for most of a year

> "People familiar with the investigation told Bloomberg that the attackers had access to more email accts than previously thought and to around 100 bank regulators' emails."

Attribution for the source of the hack has not been made though article notes some vague similarities to other Chinese #SilkTyphoon operations.

#cybersecurity #infosec #uspol #finreg #hackers #hacking