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The Times of India
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TOI World Desk

Targeted Covid-19 research: Chinese state-sponsored hacker arrested by FBI after Italy extradition

A suspected Chinese state-linked hacker accused of targeting Covid-19 research has been brought to US after being extradited from Italy.

34-year-old Xu Zewei appeared in a federal court in Houston after being transferred from Italy over the weekend. According to US Department of Justice (DOJ), he faces a nine-count indictment tied to computer intrusions carried out between February 2020 and June 2021.

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