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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 ...
DOJ confirms FBI operation that mass-deleted Chinese malware from thousands of US computers
The FBI says it was authorized to mass-remove “PlugX” malware from more than 4,000 compromised machines in the United States ...
FBI remotely deletes Chinese malware from thousands of U.S. computers in a court-approved cyber move
The FBI and French authorities conducted an international operation to remotely delete Chinese malware used by Beijing-linked ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 erases China-sponsored malware from thousands of U.S. computers
The malware, a variant of the PlugX malicious software, was under the control of China-state sponsored hackers Mustang Panda, which also goes by Twill Typhoon. According to court documents ...
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Beware the TikTokalypse
China already engages in espionage on an industrial scale. On January 14, the FBI announced that malware from Mustang Panda, ...
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China’s cyber spies are targeting Russia’s aerospace and defense firms
Chinese state-sponsored groups including Mustang Panda and Tonto Team have been targeting Russian aerospace and defense firms ...
FBI to ‘remove’ this nasty malware that’s affected 2.5 million PCs
The FBI has gained court approval to put an end to the PlugX malware in the U.S., which has affected over 2.5 million devices globally by infiltrating infected USB drives.