FBI extradites Chinese hacker accused of stealing COVID-19 research

A Chinese hacker accused of stealing COVID-19 research from U.S. institutions in a massive cyberattack has been extradited to American soil. 

FBI Director Kash Patel said the case involving Xu Zewei is a "historic win for our cybersecurity efforts under President Trump, bringing bad actors who target American infrastructure to justice no matter where they try to hide." 

Patel said Xu, a Chinese national and accused state-sponsored hacker, is "allegedly responsible for a massive cyber intrusion campaign in 2020 and 2021 stealing COVID-19 research from American institutions." 

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