Italy extradites alleged Chinese cyber-espionage suspect to US
By John Power
Published on April 28, 2026.
Italy has extradited an alleged Chinese hacker, Xu Zewei, to the US for allegedly stealing vaccine research during the COVID-19 pandemic. The suspect was arrested in Milan in July and faces nine criminal counts including wire fraud and conspiracy to obtain information by unauthorised access to protected computers. If convicted, Xu could face up to 20 years in prison for each count of the most serious charges against him. The US Department of Justice alleges that Zewee targeted universities, immunologists, and virologists under the direction of China’s Ministry of State Security while employed at Shanghai Powerock Network.
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