Justice Department and FBI Conduct International Operation to …
4 days ago · The Justice Department and FBI today announced a multi-month law enforcement operation that, alongside international partners, deleted “PlugX” malware from thousands of infected computers worldwide. As described in court documents unsealed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, a group of hackers sponsored by the People’s Republic of China (PRC), known to the private sector
FBI deletes Chinese PlugX malware from thousands of US …
4 days ago · The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that the FBI has deleted Chinese PlugX malware from over 4,200 computers in networks across the United States. The malware, controlled by the Chinese ...
FBI Confirms It Deleted Files From 4,258 U.S.-Based Computers
1 day ago · "The FBI’s coordinated effort with French agencies to disrupt PlugX demonstrates the power of international collaboration in combating cyber threats,” Chris Henderson, senior director of ...
DOJ confirms FBI operation that mass-deleted Chinese malware …
4 days ago · Once installed, the malware goes on to “collect and stage the victim’s computer files for exfiltration,” the FBI said. French authorities say the PlugX malware is “used in particular for ...
PlugX malware deleted from thousands of systems by FBI
2 days ago · The FBI says it has removed PlugX malware from thousands of infected computers worldwide. The move came after suspicion that cybercriminals groups under control of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) used a version of PlugX malware to control, and steal information from victims’ computers.
FBI Uses Malware’s Own ‘Self-Delete’ Trick to Erase Chinese PlugX …
3 days ago · The FBI, working in tandem with law enforcement authorities in France, have turned the PlugX malware’s own self-delete mechanism against it, erasing the China-linked remote access trojan from more than 4,200 infected computers in the United States.
FBI deletes Chinese ‘PlugX’ malware from over 4K infected …
4 days ago · After testing and verifying the command, the FBI obtained nine warrants from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania last August, authorizing the deletion of PlugX from US-based systems. “This wide-ranging hack and long-term infection of thousands of Windows-based computers, including many home computers in the United States, demonstrates the recklessness and aggressiveness of PRC state ...
FBI removes Chinese PlugX malware from 4,258 U.S. computers
3 days ago · A state-sponsored threat actor known as "Mustang Panda" and "Twill Typhoon" infected thousands of devices with PlugX, a remote access Trojan that has been in use since at least 2008. According to the FBI's press release, the People's Republic of China paid Mustang Panda to develop a custom version of PlugX to "infect, control, and steal information from victim computers," with this specific ...
FBI hacked thousands of computers to make malware uninstall itself
4 days ago · The FBI hacked about 4,200 computers across the US as part of an operation to find and delete PlugX, a malware used by state-backed hackers in China to steal information from victims, the ...
FBI wipes Chinese PlugX malware from 4,200+ US Windows PCs
4 days ago · The FBI, working with French cops, obtained nine warrants to remotely wipe PlugX malware from thousands of Windows-based computers that had been infected by Chinese government-backed criminals, according to newly unsealed court documents. ... The PlugX removal follows other international operations against China’s Volt Typhoon (although its ...
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