PRC national Xu Zewei extradited to the US for HAFNIUM intrusions and targeting COVID-19 research. He faces a 9-count indictment for state-sponsored hacks.
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Salt Typhoon, a China-MSS linked APT, targets global telecoms and military networks for long-term espionage, exploiting network edge devices for future cyber warfare ops.
Chinese national Xu Zewei, linked to HAFNIUM, arrested in Italy for cyberespionage. He targeted US COVID-19 research & exploited Exchange zero-days, compromising 60,000+ US entities for China's MSS.
ANSSI exposes "Houken," a China-linked APT exploiting Ivanti CSA zero-days (CVE-2024-8190, CVE-2024-8963, CVE-2024-9380) and deploying Linux rootkits for cyber-espionage against strategic sectors.