FBI triggers self-destruction of China-backed malware infecting US computers
A malware family known as PlugX is designed to remotely control infected machines, a threat that's existed since 2008. A ...
FBI Confirms It Deleted Files From 4,258 U.S.-Based Computers
More than 4,000 U.S. computers and networks have had malware files deleted by the FBI, which said it did not collect other ...
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FBI Removes Malware From Thousands of US Computers
The FBI, with court approval, removed PlugX malware from 4,258 US computers in a landmark cyber defense operation.
FBI Reveals Major Malware Attack From China Group 'Mustang Panda'
The group managed to hack computers in at least 170 countries, giving them considerable access to international ...
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FBI Uses Malware’s Own ‘Self-Delete’ Trick to Erase Chinese PlugX From US Computers
Law enforcement turns the PlugX malware’s own self-delete mechanism against it, nuking the China-linked trojan from thousands ...
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FBI, French Authorities Remove Chinese-Backed Malware from Thousands of U.S. Computers
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in cooperation with French law enforcement and security partners, has successfully ...
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FBI Removes Chinese Malware from Over 4,200 US Computers in Unprecedented Operation
FBI conducts unprecedented operation to remove Chinese PlugX malware from over 4,200 US computers with international ...
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DOJ: FBI Hacks Over 4,000 US Computers to Remove Chinese Malware 'PlugX' Used for Espionage
According to the FBI, it worked on deleting the malware from over 4,000 Windows-based computers, further regarding that PlugX ...
FBI Mass-deletes Chinese malware from thousands of US computers
The Justice Department announced on Tuesday that the FBI deleted “PlugX” malware from thousands of infected computers ...
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FBI Pulls the Plug on PlugX Malware, Removing it From Thousands of Devices
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) and the FBI jointly announced yesterday a successful operation leading to the removal of ...
A major FBI operation has deleted Chinese malware from thousands of US computers
After obtaining the necessary court orders, the researchers, together with the Cyber Division of the Paris Prosecution Office ...
FBI erases China-sponsored malware from thousands of U.S. computers
Federal authorities announced Tuesday that they have erased Chinese malware from thousands of computers across the United ...