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FBI Crushes PlugX Threat: Major Blow to China's Cyber Espionage Network
The FBI recently achieved a significant victory by removing malicious software called PlugX from over 4,000 computers and ...
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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 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 ...
US removes malware allegedly planted on computers by Chinese-backed hackers
The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday that it has deleted malware planted on more than 4,200 computers by a group of ...
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FBI deletes Chinese PlugX malware from thousands of US computers
The malware, controlled by the Chinese cyber espionage group Mustang Panda (also tracked as Twill Typhoon), infected thousands of systems using a PlugX variant with a wormable component that ...
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International effort erases PlugX malware from thousands of Windows computers
According to US court documents, China paid the Mustang Panda group to develop this specific version of PlugX, which is distributed through infected USB devices. Since at least 2014, the US says ...
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FBI hacked thousands of computers. Here is why
The FBI has recently conducted a large-scale operation to hack approximately 4,200 computers across the United States, ...
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FBI forces Chinese malware to delete itself from thousands of US computers
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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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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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 ...
FBI erases China-sponsored malware from thousands of U.S. computers
Federal authorities announced Tuesday that they have erased Chinese malware from thousands of computers across the United States.