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Chinese state-sponsored hacker arrested on US warrant

( July 8, 2025, 19:36 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The US Department announced that Xu Zewei was arrested on July 3 in Italy at the request of the US. Xu and his co-defendant, Zhang Yu, are accused of being involved in computer intrusions between February 2020 and June 2021, including the indiscriminate HAFNIUM computer intrusion campaign. According to the indictment, when conducting the computer intrusions, Xu worked for Shanghai Powerock Network, an “enabling” company in China that conducted hacking for the government.See attached files. ...

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