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FBI Crushes PlugX Threat: Major Blow to China's Cyber Espionage Network
T he 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 ...
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FBI triggers self-destruction of China-backed malware infecting US computers
In a nutshell: The Justice Department and the FBI recently announced a multi-month operation that took down a variant of the PlugX family of malware. The malicious tool was developed by a hacking ...
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FBI hacked thousands of computers. Here is why
The FBI has recently conducted a large-scale operation to hack approximately 4,200 computers across the United States, targeting the removal of PlugX, a malware linked to Chinese state-backed ...
CSOonline6d
Unusual attack linked to Chinese APT group combines espionage and ransomware
The attacker deployed a variant of the PlugX cyberespionage toolset previously associated with Chinese APT groups against a ...