New Delhi, April 28 -- FBI Director Kash Patel announced on Tuesday (May 28) the arrest of a Chinese national accused of orchestrating a major cyber intrusion campaign targeting US COVID-19 research during the pandemic.

In a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter), Patel said: "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."

The suspect, identified as Xu Zewei, has been extradited to the United States from Italy and will face federal charges, Kash Patel said.

Patel confirmed: "Xu has been extradited to the U.S. out of Italy as of this weekend, and he w...