The U.S. State Department is offering $10 million for information on Zhang Yu, who is accused of helping carry out the Hafnium hacking campaign on behalf of the Chinese government. Prosecutors say Zhang and Xu Zewei stole data from U.S. universities and a law firm, including COVID-19 research, while acting under the direction of the MSS and SSSB. #Hafnium #ZhangYu #XuZewei #MSS #SSSB
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- The State Department is offering $10 million for information on Zhang Yu’s whereabouts.
- Zhang is accused of being a key figure in the Hafnium hacking campaign.
- U.S. officials say he acted on behalf of the Chinese government through Shanghai Firetech.
- The attacks allegedly stole COVID-19 research and targeted U.S. universities and a law firm.
- Xu Zewei was arrested in Italy and extradited to the United States in 2025.
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