Yahoo

FBI erases China-sponsored malware from thousands of U.S. computers

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 U.S ...
Gizmodo

The FBI Says It Made Malware Delete Itself From American’s Computers

The FBI just closed a backdoor into thousands of computers by telling the malware to delete itself. According to a press release from the Department of Justice, the intelligence agency was able to ...
Yahoo

FBI to ‘remove’ this nasty malware that’s affected 2.5 million PCs

A malware originating from China has now been contained after the FBI gained a court order to have the harmful code deleted from thousands of Windows PCs. The agency has successfully put an end to the ...
WGAL

DOJ, FBI delete malware from more than 4,000 infected computers

WHEN IT COMES TO SCAMS IN THIS DIGITAL AGE, MALWARE OR MALICIOUS SOFTWARE IS ONE OF THE WAYS THAT BAD AGENTS CAN STEAL YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION OR CAUSE DAMAGE TO YOUR ELECTRONIC DEVICES. PHONES, ...
Nextgov

FBI deleted Chinese malware from 4,200 US computers

The malware’s command server appears to be based in Tokyo and was accessed by French authorities who helped craft the code needed to remove the infection. Cyber Threats FBI Malware The FBI on Tuesday ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

Chinese PlugX Malware Deleted in Global Law Enforcement Operation

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 ...
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The FBI used self-destruct on malware infecting over 4,000 US computers, it's super effective

Doctor, heal thyself. Or, in this case, malware, self-destruct. A joint press release from the US Justice Department and the FBI has announced a multi-month law enforcement operation involving ...
CSOonline

International effort erases PlugX malware from thousands of Windows computers

The US has again taken court-approved action to remove malware from privately-held internet-connected computers across the country, part of an effort by a number of countries to combat infections of a ...
Engadget

DoJ remotely cleaned thousands of computers infected with Chinese malware

The Department of Justice and the FBI shared today that they have completed a project to remove malware used by Chinese hackers from computers in the US. The effort was essentially a court-approved ...
Bleeping Computer

Researchers sinkhole PlugX malware server with 2.5 million unique IPs

Researchers have sinkholed a command and control server for a variant of the PlugX malware and observed in six months more than 2.5 million connections from unique IP addresses. Since last September, ...
Threat Post

TA416 APT Rebounds With New PlugX Malware Variant

The TA416 APT has returned in spear phishing attacks against a range of victims – from the Vatican to diplomats in Africa – with a new Golang version of its PlugX malware loader. The TA416 advanced ...