The FBI recently achieved a significant victory by removing malicious software called PlugX from over 4,000 computers and networks across the United States. This malware, created by a hacker group ...

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.

Then it sent a command via the server that causes PlugX to delete itself from its victims’ computers. And just like that, PlugX was removed from more than 4,258 machines across the country, the ...

Solution from French authorities took advantage of self-delete command; US got a court order to use it.

Jan. 14 (UPI) --Federal authorities announced Tuesday that they have erased Chinese malware from thousands of computers across the United States. The malware, a variant of the PlugX malicious ...

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.

The FBI hacked thousands of computers across the US as part of an operation to find and remove PlugX malware from infected devices.

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.

What Is PlugX? PlugX is a malware developed in China by the hacker organization Mustang Panda. The malware was modified in 2020 to spread through devices via connected USB flash drives.

A groundbreaking malware disinfection campaign targeting the PlugX worm has been executed with the collaboration of international authorities. Led by the Sekoia Threat Detection & Research team, the ...

The FBI says it was authorized to mass-remove “PlugX” malware from more than 4,000 compromised machines in the United States ...