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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 ...
FBI deletes Chinese PlugX malware from thousands of US …
15 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 ...
FBI forces Chinese malware to delete itself from thousands of US ...
1 day 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 PlugX Malware From Computers Infected by China …
23 hours ago · The malware is hard to detect and victims rarely can tell if their systems are infected, according to the affidavit by an FBI agent. Latest China-Back Attack to Come to Light. The years-long intrusion into these systems is only the latest Chinese-backed cyberattack against the United States that has come to light over the past few years.
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.
DOJ discloses operation that wiped China-backed malware from …
1 day ago · The "PlugX" malware had infiltrated government and private computer systems across the globe, according to investigators in an unsealed affidavit. Jackson Healy / January 14, 2025. ... invasive malware from more than 4,200 U.S. computers that were targeted by hackers funded by the People’s Republic of China.
New York Times: US officials search for hidden Chinese malware …
Jul 29, 2023 · US officials are searching for Chinese malware hidden in various defense systems that could disrupt military communications and resupply operations, The New York Times reported Saturday.
China-Based Hacker Charged for Conspiring to Develop and Deploy Malware …
Dec 10, 2024 · A federal court in Hammond, Indiana, unsealed an indictment today charging Guan Tianfeng, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for his involvement in a conspiracy to hack indiscriminately into firewall devices worldwide in 2020.
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.