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Chinese national extradited to US for cyber intrusions, including targeting COVID-19 research

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Washington, April 28 (IANS) A Chinese national accused of carrying out state-directed cyber intrusions, including targeting COVID-19 research, has been extradited to the United States and appeared in a federal court in Houston on a nine-count indictment, the Justice Department said.Xu Zewei, 34, is charged over alleged hacking operations between February 2020 and June 2021, including activity linked to the “HAFNIUM” campaign that compromised thousands of computers worldwide, including in the…