The FBI confirmed the deletion of Chinese malware from 4,258 U.S.-based computers in a court-authorized operation that lasted ...

More than 4,000 U.S. computers and networks have had malware files deleted by the FBI, which said it did not collect other ...

The FBI hacked about 4,200 computers across the US as part of an operation to find and delete PlugX, a malware used by state-backed hackers in China to steal information from victims, the ...

U.S. federal law enforcement said Tuesday it deleted more than 4,000 instances of PlugX malware used in a Chinese ...

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.

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 ...

And just like that, PlugX was removed from more than 4,258 machines across the country, the FBI says. Similar operations carried out by partner law enforcement agencies cleared the malware from ...

Federal authorities announced Tuesday that they have erased Chinese malware from thousands of computers across the United States.

THE FBI, PHILADELPHIA SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE ... paid a group of hackers known as Mustang Panda to develop a version of PlugX malware, which was used to infect, control and steal information ...

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 ...

the FBI executed nine warrants as far back as August of 2024, deleting the PlugX malware from 4,258 U.S.-based computers and networks. Advertisement According to court documents, the command sent ...