DOJ confirms FBI operation that mass-deleted Chinese malware …
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 ...
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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
FBI forces Chinese malware to delete itself from thousands of US ...
1 day ago · The FBI said today that it removed Chinese malware from 4,258 US-based computers and networks by sending commands that forced the malware to use its "self-delete" function.. The People's Republic ...
FBI deletes Chinese PlugX malware from thousands of US …
20 hours ago · The malware, controlled by the Chinese cyber espionage group Mustang Panda (also tracked as Twill Typhoon), infected thousands of systems using a PlugX variant with a wormable component that ...
FBI remotely deletes Chinese malware from thousands of U.S.
1 day ago · The FBI and French authorities conducted an international operation to remotely delete Chinese malware used by Beijing-linked hackers to steal data from thousands of U.S., European, and Asian ...
FBI deleted Chinese malware from 4,200 US computers
1 day ago · The FBI on Tuesday said that it conducted a multi-month operation to jettison a Chinese government-backed malware program from more than 4,200 infected U.S. computers that was designed to infect ...
FBI Uses Malware’s Own ‘Self-Delete’ Trick to Erase Chinese …
8 hours ago · In total, this court-authorized operation deleted PlugX malware from approximately 4,258 U.S.-based computers and networks,” the department said. According to court documents, the Mustang Panda group behind the PlugX malware was paid by the Chinese government to manage cyber operations and develop this specific version of the malware.
DoJ remotely cleaned thousands of computers infected with Chinese malware
1 day ago · The Department of Justice and the FBI shared today that they have completed a project to remove malware used by Chinese hackers from computers in the US. The effort was essentially a court ...
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.
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.