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FBI Crushes PlugX Threat: Major Blow to China's Cyber Espionage Network - MSN
PlugX had been an ongoing threat for years, enabling hackers to spy on and exploit their victims. Thanks to this operation, over 4,000 US-based computers are now free of this malware.
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FBI forces Chinese malware to delete itself from thousands of US computers - Ars Technica
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 said.
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The FBI Says It Made Malware Delete Itself From American's Computers - Gizmodo
PlugX is a Remote Access Trojan that has been around since at least 2008, according to Malpedia, and has been a favorite tool of a notorious Chinese hacking group that is often referred to as ...
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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 networks across the United States.
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International effort erases PlugX malware from thousands of Windows computers
PlugX is a remote access Trojan (RAT) consisting a malicious DLL that can perform a variety of actions on the infected endpoint, including downloading and deploying new modules or plugins.
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FBI erases China-sponsored malware from thousands of U.S. computers
Jan. 14 (UPI) --Federal authorities announced Tuesday that they have erased Chinese malware from thousands of computers across the United States.The malware, a variant of the PlugX malicious ...
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FBI hacked thousands of computers to make malware uninstall itself
The FBI instructed PlugX — a malware used by state-sponsored hackers in China — to delete itself across 4,200 infected devices in the US. The FBI instructed PlugX — a malware used by state ...
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DOJ confirms FBI operation that mass-deleted Chinese malware from thousands of US computers - TechCrunch
French authorities led the operation with assistance from Paris-based cybersecurity company Sekoia. In a press release last year, French prosecutors said the malware — known as “PlugX ...
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US removes malware allegedly planted on computers by Chinese-backed hackers | Reuters
The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday that it has deleted malware planted on more than 4,200 computers by a group of criminal hackers who were backed by the People's Republic of China.
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US Removes Malware Allegedly Planted on Computers by Chinese-Backed Hackers - U.S. News & World Report
In court records filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, prosecutors allege that the Chinese government paid the Mustang Panda group to develop PlugX.
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Global Campaign Targets PlugX Malware with Innovative Portal
The PlugX worm, often linked to Mustang Panda, can spread through infected flash drives, making it highly pervasive. After gaining control of a key command-and-control (C2) server in 2023, Sekoia ...