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Jan 14, 2025 · 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.
FBI forces Chinese malware to delete itself from thousands of US ...
Jan 14, 2025 · The FBI said today that it removed Chinese malware from 4,258 US-based computers and networks by sending commands that forced the malware to use its "self-delete" function.
FBI deletes Chinese PlugX malware from thousands of US …
Jan 14, 2025 · The malware, controlled by the Chinese cyber espionage group Mustang Panda (also tracked as Twill Typhoon), infected thousands of systems using a PlugX variant with a wormable component...
DOJ confirms FBI operation that mass-deleted Chinese malware …
Jan 14, 2025 · The Department of Justice and the FBI said on Tuesday that they had successfully deleted the malware planted by the China-backed hacking group, known as “Twill Typhoon” or “Mustang Panda,”...
FBI deletes Chinese ‘PlugX’ malware from over 4K infected …
Jan 15, 2025 · A Chinese-linked malware, known as PlugX, has been successfully wiped from thousands of infected computers worldwide, the US Department of Justice and the FBI said.
FBI confirms deletion of Chinese malware from 4,258 US-based …
The FBI confirmed the deletion of Chinese malware from 4,258 U.S.-based computers in a court-authorized operation that lasted several months. The op targeted a version of PlugX used by the group ...
FBI remotely wiped Chinese malware from 4,000+ US computers
3 days ago · The malware the FBI — working with French authorities — removed from American victims is the infamous and archaic PlugX malware. This malware was first seen in 2008. It has since been modified and updated exhaustively by Chinese espionage threat actors. In this report, we look at how the FBI removed the backdoor to secure American computers.
FBI erases China-sponsored malware from thousands of U.S.
Jan 15, 2025 · The FBI on Tuesday announced that it erased malware from more than 4,000 computers across the United States. The malware was under the control of China state-sponsored hackers.
FBI wipes Chinese PlugX malware from 4,200+ US Windows PCs
Jan 14, 2025 · 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.
FBI hacked thousands of computers to make malware uninstall itself
Jan 14, 2025 · 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...