US offers $10M reward for alleged Hafnium hacker Zhang Yu
The US State Department has announced a reward of up to $10 million for information that could help identify or locate Zhang Yu, a Chinese national alleged to be a lead figure in the Hafnium cyberattack campaign. Zhang is accused of working with China's government to hack thousands of computers and steal sensitive data, including COVID-19 research. The charges have not yet been proven in court. Zhang's alleged associate, Xu Zewei, was extradited to the US from Italy in April.
- Reward seeks tips leading to Zhang Yu's arrest
- Zhang accused of leading Hafnium attack for China
- Thousands of computers compromised since 2020
- COVID-19 research was among stolen data
- Zhang remains at large; Xu Zewei extradited to US
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