HOUSTON, Texas, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas posted the following news release:

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Prolific Chinese state-sponsored contract hacker extradited from Italy

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HOUSTON - A 34-year-old citizen of the People's Republic of China is set to appear in Houston federal court on a nine-count indictment related to his involvement in computer intrusions between February 2020 and June 2021.