The FBI confirmed the deletion of Chinese malware from 4,258 U.S.-based computers in a court-authorized operation that lasted ...

More than 4,000 U.S. computers and networks have had malware files deleted by the FBI, which said it did not collect other ...

U.S. federal law enforcement said Tuesday it deleted more than 4,000 instances of PlugX malware used in a Chinese ...

Law enforcement turns the PlugX malware’s own self-delete mechanism against it, nuking the China-linked trojan from thousands ...

The FBI instructed PlugX — a malware used by state-sponsored hackers in China — to delete itself across 4,200 infected devices in the US. The FBI instructed PlugX — a malware used by state ...

According to the FBI affidavit, PlugX infiltrated computer networks through a USB drive. Once installed, the malware communicates with a Chinese command and control system that can then steal ...

A malware family known as PlugX is designed to remotely control infected machines, a threat that's existed since 2008. A ...

The group managed to hack computers in at least 170 countries, giving them considerable access to international ...

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 ...

Federal authorities announced Tuesday that they have erased Chinese malware from thousands of computers across the United States.

The FBI, with court approval, removed PlugX malware from 4,258 US computers in a landmark cyber defense operation.

now includes further technical analysis and timelines of the PlugX malware from threat operations experts and information regarding the implications of the FBI using remote methods to delete the ...