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 ...
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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
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 deletes Chinese PlugX malware from thousands of US …
13 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 erases China-sponsored malware from thousands of U.S.
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.
FBI forces Chinese malware to delete itself from thousands of US ...
23 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.
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 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.
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.