U.S. Department of State Offers Up to $10 Million Reward for Information Leading to the Arrest of MSS Officer Zhang Yu

On October 8, the U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice program announced a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the arrest of Zhang Yu, a member of the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS), for his alleged involvement in illegal hacking into COVID-19 research systems at multiple U.S. universities and research institutions. His co-conspirator, Xu Zewei, was arrested earlier this year and extradited to the United States for trial.

Evidence EVIDENCE

Sources 1 · Archived 0

SourceTypeReliabilityLink

李老师不是你老师

2026-10-08 13:23 · 10月8日，美国国务院“正义奖励”计划悬赏最高1000万美元，通缉涉嫌入侵美国多所大学及科研机构新冠研究系统的中国国家安全部成员张宇，其同谋徐泽伟已于今年早些时候被捕并引渡至美国受审。

First-hand ●●●●●

Original

Context CONTEXT

Cause Not recorded yet

This event U.S. Department of State Offers Up to $10 Million Reward for Information Leading to the Arrest of MSS Officer Zhang Yu 2026.10.08 · Reported

Effect Not recorded yet

Coverage of this event COVERAGE

Sayings · 2026-10-08 13:21 On October 8, the U.S. State Department's Rewards for Justice program offered up to $10 million for information leading to the arrest of Zhang Yu, a member of China's Ministry of State Security suspected of hacking into the COVID research systems of multiple U.S. universities and research institutions. His accomplice Xu Zewei was arrested earlier this year and extradited to the United States to stand trial.

Report