"Then, the FBI (working with the French law enforcement agency) will send a command from the C2 server through the PlugX malware to self-delete the software from each US-based target device." ...

The FBI recently achieved a significant victory by removing malicious software called PlugX from over 4,000 computers and networks across the United States. This malware, created by a hacker group ...

The FBI instructed PlugX — a malware used by state-sponsored hackers in China — to delete itself across 4,200 infected devices in the US. by Emma Roth. Jan 14, 2025, 4:32 PM UTC ...

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 FBI on Tuesday announced that it erased malware from more than 4,000 computers across the United States. The malware was under the control of China state-sponsored hackers.

The Department of Justice and FBI said they deleted malware from thousands of infected computers during a months-long law enforcement operation alongside international partners.

Then, the FBI gained access to the hackers’ command-and-control server and used it to request all the IP addresses of machines that were actively infected by PlugX.

The FBI has gained court approval to put an end to the PlugX malware in the U.S., which has affected over 2.5 million devices globally by infiltrating infected USB drives.

The FBI recently used a court order to delete a strain of Chinese-developed malware that can spread to Windows PCs via infected USB drives. The agency shut down a variant of the PlugX malware that ...

Once installed, the malware goes on to “collect and stage the victim’s computer files for exfiltration,” the FBI said. French authorities say the PlugX malware is “used in particular for ...

The FBI has revealed details of a huge international cyberattack carried out by a Chinese hacker organization.. The group, Mustang Panda, used malware called PlugX to access thousands of computers ...