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 This is your Red Alert: China's Daily Cyber Moves podcast.

Let’s go straight to the digital trenches, because the past 72 hours have been nothing short of a cyber-thriller—think Mission Impossible, but with more keyboards and less Tom Cruise. Ting here, your go-to China cyber sleuth. The big headline? The FBI in Houston just nabbed Xu Zewei, a hacker allegedly moonlighting for China’s Ministry of State Security, all the way over in Milan. Picture this: Xu and his partner-in-crime Zhang Yu—who, by the way, is still sipping bubble tea on the run—were reportedly hacking into US universities, specifically hunting for COVID-19 vaccine intel back in 2020. Court records confirm Xu breached a Texas university’s system, targeting top immunologists and virologists, then piped all that juicy data straight to MSS handlers. The FBI says this is the first time someone so closely tied to Chinese intelligence has been caught, and the charges—wire fraud, conspiracy, identity theft—could put Xu away for up to 20 years.

Now, if you think today’s drama stops at pandemic data, think again. Houston’s University of Texas Medical Branch has admitted they're among the victims, but the investigation is still rolling. If you have a lead on Zhang Yu—don’t be shy, the FBI wants your call.

Let’s pan to the broader cyberwall. According to the Department of Justice, Chinese state-sponsored hackers—yes, plural—are stepping up their game. The Justice Department just unsealed indictments alleging ongoing campaigns directed by Beijing’s Ministry of State Security. It’s not just Houston: American policy makers across the country are in the crosshairs, with confidential info targeted and compromised via Microsoft Exchange Server exploits—a favorite trick from the notorious HAFNIUM campaign.

Meanwhile, the US Commerce Department is fighting fire with silicon—tightening export controls to keep Nvidia AI chips out of China’s hands. With Chinese firms skirting bans by rerouting high-end GPUs through Malaysia and Thailand, Washington is now requiring extra export licenses and monitoring chip shipments. The goal? Slow China’s AI ambitions without blowing up the global supply chain. Malaysia’s Trade Minister says the US wants eyes on every Nvidia chip passing through.

Let’s not forget the ransomware rogues. Scattered Spider, a cybercrime gang specializing in social engineering attacks, is ramping up campaigns against US retail, insurance, transportation, and education sectors, exploiting technologies like Okta and Microsoft Active Directory. Cybersecurity pros—time to double down on multi-factor authentication, patching, and staff training, because voice phishing and credential theft are spiking.

The escalation scenarios? If Xu’s arrest leads to retaliatory attacks from Chinese-linked groups, expect a wave targeting US research, infrastructure, or even supply chains, with emergency alerts likely from CISA and the FBI. Defense posture? Batten down the email servers, audit your cloud permissions, and sniff your network logs like a digital bloodhound.

That’s your cyber beat from Ting—thanks for tuning in. Don’t forget to subscribe for your daily byte of Red Alert. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.

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