A version of “PlugX” malware used by Chinese state-backed hackers has been deleted from thousands of US computers worldwide following a multi-month law enforcement operation, the US Department of ...

According to the FBI, it worked on deleting the malware from over 4,000 Windows-based computers, further regarding that PlugX is capable of taking over a computer to steal the files and share them ...

However, cybersecurity researchers from the French outfit Sekoia.io found a way to communicate through PlugX’s command & control (C2) infrastructure, allowing them to order the malware to self ...

The FBI confirmed the deletion of Chinese malware from 4,258 U.S.-based computers in a court-authorized operation that lasted several months. The op targeted a version of PlugX used by the group ...

There's a reason why many of the same tools appear time and time again in Chinese nation-state hacking: A first-generation of ...

In a statement Tuesday, the Justice Department and the FBI said that on Jan. 3 that they had concluded a five month effort to quietly delete a version of the PlugX malware from computers in the US.

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 ...

Since at least 2014, Mustang Panda hackers have infiltrated computer systems in campaigns against U.S. victims, European and Asian governments and businesses, and Chinese dissident groups.

Security research firm Lookout stated that the Chinese police could seize any phone or computer without a warrant and gain ...

The malware was designed to infiltrate, infect, and control thousands of PCs and networks around the world. A malware family known as PlugX is designed to remotely control infected machines, a ...

The FBI on Tuesday announced that it erased malware from more than 4,000 computers across the United States. The malware was under the control of China state-sponsored hackers. File Photo courtesy ...