聯邦調查局（FBI）與我們偉大的合作夥伴已逮捕徐澤偉——一名中國公民及國家支持的黑客——他被指控負責2020年及2021年一場大規模網路入侵行動，從美國機構竊取COVID-19研究資料。

徐澤偉已於本週末從義大利被引渡至美國，他現在將面臨聯邦指控。

在2020年及2021年COVID-19疫情高峰期，徐澤偉及其共謀者被指控針對並駭入美國大學、免疫學家及病毒學家——這些機構進行COVID-19研究，包括關鍵治療方法及疫苗——存取電子郵件帳戶及其他資訊。

徐澤偉也被指控是所謂HAFNIUM集團的關鍵承包商，該集團負責一場大規模網路入侵行動（由中國官員指示），危害了近13,000個美國組織。

此案是我們在川普總統領導下網路安全努力的歷史性勝利，將針對美國基礎設施的惡意行為者繩之以法，無論他們試圖藏身何處。

特別感謝我們的義大利夥伴，包括義大利國家警察局長維托里奧·皮薩尼（Prefect Vittorio Pisani），他們在此調查中與我們不眠不休合作——將徐澤偉拘留、引渡他，並與FBI人員進行FTOC。

The FBI and our great partners have arrested Xu Zewei - a PRC national and state-sponsored hacker - allegedly responsible for a massive cyber intrusion campaign in 2020 and 2021 stealing COVID-19 research from American institutions.

Xu has been extradited to the U.S. out of Italy as of this weekend, and he will now face federal charges. 

During 2020 and 2021, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Xu and his co-conspirators allegedly targeted and hacked U.S. based universities, immunologists, and virologists conducting COVID-19 research - including key treatment and vaccines - accessing email accounts and more. 

Xu was also allegedly a key contractor part of what’s known as HAFNIUM, a group responsible for a massive cyber intrusion campaign (directed by PRC officials) that compromised nearly 13,000 U.S. organizations. 

This case is a historic win for our cybersecurity efforts under President Trump, bringing bad actors who target American infrastructure to justice no matter where they try to hide.

A huge thank you to our partners in Italy, including Prefect Vittorio Pisani of the Italian National Police, who worked with us nonstop in this investigation - getting Xu in custody, extraditing him, and conducting an FTOC with FBI personnel.