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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 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 ...
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 ...
FBI wipes Chinese PlugX malware from thousands of Windows PCs in America
The FBI, working with French cops, obtained nine warrants to remotely wipe PlugX malware from thousands of Windows-based ...
FBI forces Chinese malware to delete itself from thousands of US computers
The FBI said today that it removed Chinese malware from 4,258 US-based computers and networks by sending commands that forced ...
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 ...
SecurityWeek13d
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 ...
Washington Times15d
FBI remotely deletes Chinese malware from thousands of U.S. computers in a court-approved cyber move
The hacking group dubbed “Mustang Panda” and “Swill Typhoon” by security authorities has been paid by the Chinese government since at least 2014 for the use of special malware called PlugX ...
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DOJ, FBI delete malware from more than 4,000 infected computers
I’M INTERNATIONAL STING OPERATION. THE PLUG X MALWARE IS CONTROLLED BY A CHINESE GROUP CALLED MUSTANG PANDA. YES, THAT’S THEIR REAL NAME. MUSTANG PANDA. A VARIANT OF THE MALWARE WAS ABLE TO ...
cybersecurityintelligence.com9d
Remote Deletion Of Malware Enforced On Thousands Of Computers
The US Department of Justice has confirmed a court-authorized operation ordering removal of Chinese malware detected on over 4,000 computers.
Greek Reporter12d
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.