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FBI deletes Chinese malware infecting thousands of 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 ...
A major FBI operation has deleted Chinese malware from thousands of US computers
After obtaining the necessary court orders, the researchers, together with the Cyber Division of the Paris Prosecution Office ...
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Chinese Hackers Hijack VPN's Website to Spread Malware
Any user who downloaded the installer from IPany, a VPN provider in South Korea, may be at risk, according to antivirus ...
FBI erases China-sponsored malware from thousands of U.S. computers
Federal authorities announced Tuesday that they have erased Chinese malware from thousands of computers across the United ...
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DOJ confirms FBI operation that mass-deleted Chinese malware from thousands of US computers
French authorities say the PlugX malware is “used in particular for espionage purposes.” In its statement Tuesday, the U.S. Justice Department accused the Chinese government of paying the ...
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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 ...
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DOJ: FBI Hacks Over 4,000 US Computers to Remove Chinese Malware 'PlugX' Used for Espionage
According to the FBI, it worked on deleting the malware from over 4,000 Windows-based computers, further regarding that PlugX ...
Chinese hackers compromise South Korean VPN — malicious code found inside NSIS installer
ESET researchers uncovered a supply chain attack on a South Korean VPN by the China-aligned APT group PlushDaemon ...
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Vietnam police dismantle Chinese-led fraud ring that defrauded 13,000 victims of $40mn
The organization targeted Vietnamese citizens by impersonating ward and district police officers and tricking victims into ...
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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 ...
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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 ...