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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
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 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 FBI said today that it removed Chinese malware from 4,258 US-based computers and networks by sending commands that forced the malware to use its "self-delete" function.
Cybercrime — FBI
Malicious cyber activity threatens the public’s safety and our national and economic security. The FBI’s cyber strategy is to impose risk and consequences on cyber adversaries.
Ransomware — FBI
Ransomware is a type of malicious software—or malware—that prevents you from accessing your computer files, systems, or networks and demands you pay a ransom for their return. Ransomware...
DOJ confirms FBI operation that mass-deleted Chinese malware …
Jan 14, 2025 · The Department of Justice and the FBI said on Tuesday that they had successfully deleted the malware planted by the China-backed hacking group, known as “Twill Typhoon” or “Mustang Panda,”...
FBI and European partners seize major malware network in blow …
Aug 29, 2023 · In their latest disruption of global cybercrime, the FBI and partners in Europe infiltrated and seized control of a major malware network that was used for more than 15 years to commit a gamut of online crimes including crippling ransomware attacks.
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, Partners Dismantle Qakbot Infrastructure in Multinational …
Aug 29, 2023 · The FBI and the Justice Department announced a multinational operation to disrupt and dismantle the malware and botnet known as Qakbot.