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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. 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
PlugX malware deleted from thousands of systems by FBI
Jan 16, 2025 · 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 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...
FBI Confirms It Deleted Files From 4,258 U.S.-Based Computers
Jan 17, 2025 · Court-Authorized FBI Operation Remotely Deletes PlugX Malware From 4,258 U.S. Computers. The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI have confirmed that a court-authorized operation allowed the ...
FBI forces Chinese malware to delete itself from thousands of US ...
Jan 14, 2025 · The People's Republic of China (PRC) government paid the Mustang Panda group to develop a version of PlugX malware used to infect, control, and steal information from victim computers, the FBI...
FBI deletes Chinese PlugX malware from thousands of US …
Jan 14, 2025 · 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.
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 on Tuesday.
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 Uses Malware’s Own ‘Self-Delete’ Trick to Erase Chinese PlugX …
Jan 15, 2025 · 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 removed PlugX malware from U.S. computers
Jan 15, 2025 · The Justice Department announced on Tuesday that, alongside international partners, the FBI deleted “PlugX” malware from thousands of infected computers worldwide.
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