The FBI used self-destruct on malware infecting over 4,000 US computers, it's super effective
A joint press release from the US Justice Department and the FBI has announced a multi-month law enforcement operation ...
FBI to ‘remove’ this nasty malware that’s affected 2.5 million PCs
The FBI has gained court approval to put an end to the PlugX malware in the U.S., which has affected over 2.5 million devices ...
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 ...
CSOonline6d
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 ...
FBI hacked thousands of computers to make malware uninstall itself
The FBI hacked about 4,200 computers across the US as part of an operation to find and delete PlugX, a malware used by ...
SecurityWeek5d
FBI Uses Malware’s Own ‘Self-Delete’ Trick to Erase Chinese PlugX From US Computers
Law enforcement turns the PlugX malware’s own self-delete mechanism against it, nuking the China-linked trojan from thousands ...
FBI wipes Chinese PlugX malware from thousands of Windows PCs in America
The FBI, working with French cops, obtained nine warrants to remotely wipe PlugX malware from thousands of Windows-based ...
The Hacker News5d
FBI Deletes PlugX Malware from 4,250 Hacked Computers in Multi-Month Operation
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday disclosed that a court-authorized operation allowed the Federal Bureau of ...
DOJ confirms FBI operation that mass-deleted Chinese malware from thousands of US computers
The FBI says it was authorized to mass-remove “PlugX” malware from more than 4,000 compromised machines in the United States ...
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 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 ...
HHS7d
FBI Deletes More Than 4,000 PlugX Malware Instances
U.S. federal law enforcement said Tuesday it deleted more than 4,000 instances of PlugX malware used in a Chinese ...