<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Italian authorities have arrested a 33-year-old Chinese national, Zewei Xu, accused of spying for the Chinese government and part of Silk Typhoon hacking collective.</li><li>Xu is wanted by the FBI for allegedly engaging in cyber-espionage operations to steal data related to anti-COVID vaccines at the University of Texas in 2020.</li><li>If convicted, Xu could face decades in jail, with charges including wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and unauthorized access to protected computers.</li><li>Silk Typhoon is a state-sponsored threat actor involved in cybercriminal activities targeting critical infrastructure and government organizations.</li></ul>

US arrests Silk Typhoon hacker accused of stealing Covid research and mass email hacking

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