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

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

The FBI recently achieved a significant victory by removing malicious software called PlugX from over 4,000 computers and networks across the United States. This malware, created by a hacker group ...

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 ...

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

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

The People's Republic of China (PRC) government paid the Mustang Panda group to develop a version of PlugX malware used to infect, control, and steal information from victim computers, the FBI said.

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.

And just like that, PlugX was removed from more than 4,258 machines across the country, the FBI says. Similar operations carried out by partner law enforcement agencies cleared the malware from ...

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