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" …
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 remotely deletes Chinese malware from thousands of U.S.
Jan 14, 2025 · The FBI and French authorities conducted an international operation to remotely delete Chinese malware used by Beijing-linked hackers to steal data from thousands of U.S., …
FBI deletes Chinese malware infecting thousands of US-based
The FBI confirmed the deletion of Chinese malware from 4,258 U.S.-based computers in a court-authorized operation that lasted several months. The op targeted a version of PlugX used by …
FBI deletes Chinese ‘PlugX’ malware from over 4K infected …
Jan 15, 2025 · A Chinese-linked malware, known as PlugX, has been successfully wiped from thousands of infected computers worldwide, the US Department of Justice and the FBI said on …
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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 …
DOJ confirms FBI operation that mass-deleted Chinese malware …
Jan 14, 2025 · U.S. authorities have confirmed that they disrupted the operations of a Chinese state-backed hacking group, which infiltrated millions of computers worldwide to steal data as …
FBI wipes Chinese PlugX malware from 4,200+ US Windows PCs
Jan 14, 2025 · The FBI, working with French cops, obtained nine warrants to remotely wipe PlugX malware from thousands of Windows-based computers that had been infected by Chinese …
DoJ remotely cleaned thousands of computers infected with Chinese malware
Jan 14, 2025 · The Department of Justice and the FBI shared today that they have completed a project to remove malware used by Chinese hackers from computers in the US. The effort was …
China-Based Hacker Charged for Conspiring to Develop and Deploy Malware …
Dec 10, 2024 · The malware that exploited the vulnerability discovered by Guan was designed to steal information from infected computers and to encrypt files on them if a victim attempted to …