A version of “PlugX” malware used by Chinese state-backed hackers has been deleted from thousands of US computers worldwide following a multi-month law enforcement operation, the US Department of ...
The Justice Department granted the FBI its court-authorized operation against the Chinese malware known as "PlugX" back in August 2024, and the law enforcement authorities sifted through thousands ...
A malware family known as PlugX is designed to remotely control infected machines, a threat that's existed since 2008. A ...
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. The malware, controlled by the Chinese ...
The FBI confirmed the deletion of Chinese malware from 4,258 U.S.-based computers in a court-authorized operation that lasted ...
The FBI has recently conducted a large-scale operation to hack approximately 4,200 computers across the United States, ...
The program, dubbed PlugX ... France had been infected with malware. Since 2014, Twill Typhoon has targeted U.S. victims, European and Asian governments and Chinese dissident groups, DOJ ...
The FBI and international partners sent a self-destruct command to PlugX malware More than 4,000 computers in the US alone were cleaned as a result The malware was developed by a Chinese state ...
it was said a Chinese state-sponsored threat actor called Twill Typhoon (AKA Mustang Panda) built a custom version of the PlugX malware which can “infect, control, and steal information from ...
Plus: New details emerge about China’s cyber espionage against the US, the FBI remotely uninstalls malware on 4,200 US ...