PHILADELPHIA, PA — The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI have concluded an extensive international operation that successfully removed PlugX malware from more than 4,200 computers across ...

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.

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 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 ...

Researchers have known for almost a decade that threat actors sometimes use DNS records to host malicious PowerShell scripts.

According to the FBI, it worked on deleting the malware from over 4,000 Windows-based computers, further regarding that PlugX is capable of taking over a computer to steal the files and share them ...

That’s right, the FBI warns that bad actors have hijacked over a million of these devices with malware, turning them into unwitting participants in a global cybercrime network.

The FBI worked with French law enforcement to squash a variant of the PlugX malware that spreads through USB drives.

The FBI’s alert doesn’t include specific product models. But it says users should consider taking action if their internet-connected device hosts “suspicious marketplaces where apps are downloaded.” ...

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The FBI is warning Americans to replace outdated Internet routers immediately, as cybercriminals are hijacking them to install malware and commit crimes through users’ home and business networks ...

The FBI has recently conducted a large-scale operation to hack approximately 4,200 computers across the United States, targeting the removal of PlugX, a malware linked to Chinese state-backed ...