Hacker who allegedly carried out cyberattacks for China is extradited to US

Xu Zewei, accused of hacking for China, was extradited from Italy to the U.S. and pleaded not guilty in Houston.

U.S. prosecutors say he helped steal COVID-19 research and took part in a major Microsoft Exchange hacking campaign.

The case is a rare U.S. extradition of a suspected China-linked hacker and underscores rising cyber tensions between Washington and Beijing.