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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 deletes Chinese PlugX malware from thousands of US computers
The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that the FBI has deleted Chinese PlugX malware from over 4,200 computers in ...
FBI forces Chinese malware to delete itself from thousands of US computers
The FBI said today that it removed Chinese malware from 4,258 US-based computers and networks by sending commands that forced ...
SecurityWeek13d
FBI Uses Malware’s Own ‘Self-Delete’ Trick to Erase Chinese PlugX From US Computers
Law enforcement turns the PlugX malware’s own self-delete mechanism against it, nuking the China-linked trojan from thousands ...
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 ...
FBI Reveals Major Malware Attack From China Group 'Mustang Panda'
The group managed to hack computers in at least 170 countries, giving them considerable access to international ...
Greek Reporter12d
FBI Removes Malware From Thousands of US Computers
The FBI, with court approval, removed PlugX malware from 4,258 US computers in a landmark cyber defense operation.
Security Boulevard13d
FBI Deletes PlugX Malware From Computers Infected by China Group
A Chinese-based threat group called Mustang Panda was using a variant of the PlugX malware to infected U.S. Windows computers and steal information. The FBI, with help from French authorities and a ...
The Daily Star10d
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, ...
Greek Reporter12d
FBI removes malware
The FBI, with court approval, has remotely removed PlugX malware from 4,258 computers in the United States. The operation targeted a version of the malware linked to Mustang Panda, a hacking group ...
Forbes12d
FBI Confirms It Deleted Files From 4,258 U.S.-Based Computers
now includes further technical analysis and timelines of the PlugX malware from threat operations experts and information regarding the implications of the FBI using remote methods to delete the ...