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Italy Extradites Chinese Hacker Xu to US, China Decries

4/28/2026

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Chinese national Xu Zewei was extradited from Italy to the United States to face federal hacking charges.
Italian police called Xu a dangerous hacker after his July arrest in Milan.
U.S. officials allege he worked for China’s Ministry of State Security and the Hafnium group that compromised thousands of computers.
China’s foreign ministry said the charges are politically motivated and urged Italy to correct what it called a mistake.

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Chinese national Xu Zewei was extradited from Italy to the United States to face federal hacking charges.
Italian police called Xu a dangerous hacker after his July arrest in Milan.
U.S. officials allege he worked for China’s Ministry of State Security and the Hafnium group that compromised thousands of computers.
China’s foreign ministry said the charges are politically motivated and urged Italy to correct what it called a mistake.