Xu Zewei was allegedly directed by China’s intelligence services to conduct a sweeping espionage campaign to steal data on COVID-19 research and other U.S. policy interests.

The arrest came at the request of the United States, which hailed the development as a sign that patience in pursuing cybercriminals in court is rewarded.

A group dubbed Flax Typhoon has targeted "dozens" of Taiwanese organizations, according to new research from Microsoft.

The attack is the latest strike by Chinese hackers using Log4j.

The fallout could be worse than the Hafnium attacks in March.