U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Coverage of U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in the Nexus archive.
- 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.
- “A Slap in the Face”: Trump’s DOJ Plans to Settle Predatory Lending Case Without Compensating Victims
The U.S. Justice Department proposed a $68 million settlement for a predatory lending case against Texas developer Colony Ridge, but the agreement offers no compensation to victims instead allocating funds for policing and immigration enforcement. Critics, including former officials, condemned the deal as a failure to address harm to Hispanic residents targeted by discriminatory lending practices.