FBI deletes Chinese PlugX malware from thousands of US computers
The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that the FBI has deleted Chinese PlugX malware from over 4,200 computers in ...
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FBI Crushes PlugX Threat: Major Blow to China's Cyber Espionage Network
The FBI recently achieved a significant victory by removing malicious software called PlugX from over 4,000 computers and ...
The FBI Says It Made Malware Delete Itself From American’s Computers
To retrieve information from and send commands to the hacked machines, the malware connects to a command-and-control server ...
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FBI confirms deletion of Chinese malware from 4,258 US-based computers in court-authorized operation
The FBI confirmed the deletion of Chinese malware from 4,258 U.S.-based computers in a court-authorized operation that lasted ...
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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International effort erases PlugX malware from thousands of Windows computers
The US has again taken court-approved action to remove malware from privately-held internet-connected computers across the ...
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 ...
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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 Deletes PlugX Malware from 4,250 Hacked Computers in Multi-Month Operation
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday disclosed that a court-authorized operation allowed the Federal Bureau of ...
The FBI used self-destruct on malware infecting over 4,000 US computers, it's super effective
Doctor, heal thyself. Or, in this case, malware, self-destruct. A joint press release from the US Justice Department and the ...
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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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 ...