China's Ministry of State Security
Coverage of China's Ministry of State Security in the Nexus archive.
- FBI brings alleged China-linked hacker to US in rare extradition as Patel defends Italy trip
FBI Director Kash Patel announced the extradition of Chinese national Xu Zewei, accused of hacking U.S. COVID-19 research, to the U.S. after a coordinated effort with Italian authorities. Patel defended his 2026 Italy trip as critical to the arrest, despite earlier criticism, and highlighted Chinese intelligence's alleged involvement in the cyber campaign.
- Chinese national extradited to US for pandemic-era Silk Typhoon attacks
A Chinese national, Xu Zewei, was extradited to the U.S. for his alleged role in the HAFNIUM/Silk Typhoon cyber-espionage campaign, which exploited Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities to steal pandemic-related data from over 12,700 U.S. organizations. He is accused of working under China’s intelligence services to conduct attacks targeting research on COVID-19 vaccines, treatment, and testing.