The Record reports:
A Chinese national accused of being a member of a state-backed hacking group has been extradited to the U.S. from Milan, his lawyer confirmed on Monday.
Xu Zewei was arrested in July 2025 by Italian authorities after he was accused by the U.S. of involvement with a Chinese hacking group allegedly responsible for breaking into systems at a Texas university to steal COVID-19 vaccine information.
Xu’s lawyer, Simona Candido, told Recorded Future News that he was extradited on Saturday and is currently being held at the Houston Federal Detention Center.
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