The Chinese government’s hiring of hackers has “gotten out of control” and provides cyber criminals with “a form of plausible deniability,” a senior FBI official said on Thursday (Apr 30), warning that Chinese hackers can be arrested when they travel outside their home country.
FBI Assistant Director Brett Leatherman’s comments come days after the extradition of Chinese national Xu Zewei, 34, to the US from Italy on allegations he participated in widespread hacking campaigns in 2020 and 2021 at the direction of the Chinese government while working for a Chinese contractor.
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