The China-affiliated espionage group, which CrowdStrike tracks as Murky Panda, has been linked to more than a dozen incident response cases since late spring.

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.

The Chinese state-backed espionage group started targeting third-party IT services in late 2024, Microsoft researchers said.