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1 day ago · The Justice Department and FBI today announced a multi-month law enforcement operation that, alongside international partners, deleted “PlugX” malware from thousands of infected computers worldwide. As described in court documents unsealed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, a group of hackers sponsored by the People’s Republic of China (PRC), known to the private sector
DOJ confirms FBI operation that mass-deleted Chinese malware …
1 day ago · The Department of Justice and the FBI said on Tuesday that they had successfully deleted the malware planted by the China-backed hacking group, known as “Twill Typhoon” or “Mustang Panda ...
U.S. removes malware allegedly planted on computers by Chinese …
The malware has been used since at least 2014 to target computers in the United States, Europe and Asia, as well as the computers of Chinese political dissidents. (Reporting by Doina Chiacu and ...
FBI forces Chinese malware to delete itself from thousands of US ...
22 hours ago · 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.
FBI deletes Chinese PlugX malware from thousands of US …
12 hours ago · 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 ...
US removes malware allegedly planted on computers by Chinese …
1 day ago · The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday that it has deleted malware planted on more than 4,200 computers by a group of criminal hackers who were backed by the People's Republic of China.
FBI erases China-sponsored malware from thousands of U.S ... - UPI
21 hours ago · The malware then permits hackers access to steal files and other information stored on the infected computers. The court documents state China-based hackers have been using the malware since 2014.
DoJ remotely cleaned thousands of computers infected with Chinese malware
1 day ago · The Department of Justice and the FBI have completed a project to remotely remove malware used by Chinese hackers from computers in the US.
U.S. Hunts Chinese Malware That Could Disrupt American Military ...
Jul 29, 2023 · American intelligence officials believe the malware could give China the power to disrupt or slow American deployments or resupply operations, including during a Chinese move against Taiwan.
U.S. Government Disrupts Botnet People’s Republic of China Used …
Jan 31, 2024 · A December 2023 court-authorized operation has disrupted a botnet of hundreds of U.S.-based small office/home office (SOHO) routers hijacked by People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored hackers.