The US government has confirmed Covid research and arrests of Chinese citizens accused of stealing mass hacking email servers

It is found at the US Department of Justice Confirmed arrest China’s National Xu Zewei is suspected of being a prolific contract hacker who carried out a Chinese cyber attack. Xu was arrested in Italy at the request of a US prosecutor.

Xu and Zhang Yu, another Chinese citizen, 9. Indictment “Hacking and stealing critical COVID-19 research” from a US university in February 2020. DOJ said Xu worked for a company called Shanghai Powerrock Network, which carried out the Chinese government’s hacking business.

Suspicious hackers have been accused of massive hacking of Microsoft Exchange servers since March 2021. As a group called Hafniumhas broken into over 60,000 self-hosted exchange servers Mainly small and medium-sized businesses Allow private companies to theft of mailboxes and address books across the United States.

Hafnium has since launched a new hacking campaign Silk typhoonresearchers say it is known for hacking into large corporations and government agencies.