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FBI confirms deletion of Chinese malware from 4,258 US-based computers in court-authorized operation
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 Musta ...
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FBI forces Chinese malware to delete itself from thousands of US computers
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 Reveals Major Malware Attack From China Group 'Mustang Panda'
The group managed to hack computers in at least 170 countries, giving them considerable access to international communications. The FBI described Mustang Panda as "PRC state-sponsored hackers," as ...
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FBI remotely deletes Chinese malware from thousands of U.S. computers in a court-approved cyber move
A version of this story appeared in the daily Threat Status newsletter from The Washington Times. Click here to receive Threat Status delivered directly to your inbox each weekday. The FBI and ...
Bleeping Computer1mon
FBI deletes Chinese PlugX malware from thousands of US computers
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 ...
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DOJ confirms FBI operation that mass-deleted Chinese malware from thousands of US computers
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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FBI erases China-sponsored malware from thousands of U.S. computers
The court documents state China-based hackers have been using the malware since 2014. The FBI said Mustang Panda is paid by the Chinese government to provide it with computer intrusion services ...
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FBI deleted Chinese malware from 4,200 US computers
Cyber Threats FBI Malware 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 ...
The FBI Says It Made Malware Delete Itself From American’s Computers
To retrieve information from and send commands to the hacked machines, the malware connects to a command-and-control server that is operated by the hacking group. According to the FBI, at least 45,000 ...
Ars Technica1mon
FBI forces Chinese malware to delete itself from thousands of US computers
Any time the FBI does this, I have 2 main questions: 1. What, if any entities got a heads up about this malware? Did they roll good IR to catch secondary infections or just ignore it? 2.
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FBI erases China-sponsored malware from thousands of U.S. computers
The court documents state China-based hackers have been using the malware since 2014. The FBI said Mustang Panda is paid by the Chinese government to provide it with computer intrusion services, ...