The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in Cybersecurity – Week 18

The Good | Authorities Dismantle State-Backed Espionage & Cybercrime Rings This week, authorities successfully secured the extradition of Xu Zewei, an alleged Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) contract hacker , from Italy to the U.S. to face severe federal cyberespionage charges. Operating alongside the Silk Typhoon group, Xu systematically compromised internet-facing systems during a highly coordinated intelligence-gathering campaign between February 2020 and June 2021. The DoJ says that