Chinese national Xu Zewei was extradited from Italy to the United States to face charges tied to an alleged cyber espionage campaign that breached thousands of computers worldwide. Xu is charged alongside Zhang Yu, who remains at large. According to court documents, officers of China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS), including its Shanghai State Security Bureau (SSSB), directed the hacking. Xu allegedly carried out the intrusions while working for Shanghai Powerock Network Co. Ltd., a … More → The post Alleged Chinese hacker extradited to US over cyberattacks targeting COVID-19 research appeared first on Help Net Security.