US FBI Official Warns Chinese Hackers Risk Arrest Abroad
A senior FBI official warned that China's government-backed 'hacker outsourcing' ecosystem is 'out of control' and provides a 'plausible deniability' for cybercriminals. He cautioned that Chinese hackers risk arrest once they leave China. This follows the extradition of Chinese national Xu Zewei from Italy to the US on charges of large-scale hacking.
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(Central News Agency, Detroit, May 30th, comprehensive foreign report) A senior official from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) stated today that the Chinese government's 'hacker outsourcing' ecosystem has become 'out of control' and provides 'a plausible deniability' for cybercriminals. He warned that Chinese hackers risk arrest once they leave the country.
Reuters reported that 34-year-old Chinese national Xu Zewei was recently extradited from Italy to the United States for trial. He is accused of participating in large-scale hacking operations at the direction of the Chinese government while working for Chinese contractors in 2020 and 2021.
Xu Zewei was arrested in Milan, Italy, last July and was sent to the United States after an Italian court approved his extradition.
FBI Assistant Director Brett Leatherman stated that the 'protection Chinese hackers receive within China does not exist once they cross borders.'
The Chinese Embassy in the U.S. did not respond to requests for comment. (Compiled by: Lu Ying-tzu) 1150501
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(Central News Agency, Detroit, May 30th, comprehensive foreign report) A senior official from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) stated today that the Chinese government's 'hacker outsourcing' ecosystem has become 'out of control' and provides 'a plausible deniability' for cybercriminals. He warned that Chinese hackers risk arrest once they leave the country.
Reuters reported that 34-year-old Chinese national Xu Zewei was recently extradited from Italy to the United States for trial. He is accused of participating in large-scale hacking operations at the direction of the Chinese government while working for Chinese contractors in 2020 and 2021.
Xu Zewei was arrested in Milan, Italy, last July and was sent to the United States after an Italian court approved his extradition.
FBI Assistant Director Brett Leatherman stated that the 'protection Chinese hackers receive within China does not exist once they cross borders.'
The Chinese Embassy in the U.S. did not respond to requests for comment. (Compiled by: Lu Ying-tzu) 1150501
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