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US removes malware allegedly planted on computers by Chinese-backed hackers
The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday that it has deleted malware planted on more than 4,200 computers by a group of criminal hackers who were backed by the People's Republic of China. The malware,
FBI hacked thousands of computers to make malware uninstall itself
The FBI instructed PlugX — a malware used by state-sponsored hackers in China — to delete itself across 4,200 infected devices in the US.
DoJ remotely cleaned thousands of computers infected with Chinese malware
The Department of Justice and the FBI shared today that they have completed a project to remove malware used by Chinese hackers from computers in the US. The effort was essentially a court-approved counter-hack that remotely deleted malware known as PlugX from more than 4,
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 globally by infiltrating infected USB drives.The Latest Tech News, Deliver
The FBI Says It Made Malware Delete Itself From American’s Computers
The FBI just closed a backdoor into thousands of computers by telling the malware to delete itself. According to a press release from the Department of Justice, the intelligence agency was able to successfully get PlugX,
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
Meet the Chinese ‘Typhoon’ hackers preparing for war
U.S. intelligence says these China-backed hackers are among those laying the groundwork for future conflict with the United ...
Chinese hackers breached US government office that assesses foreign investments for national security risks
Chinese hackers breached the US government office that reviews foreign investments for national security risks, two US ...
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Chinese PlugX Malware Deleted in Global Law Enforcement Operation
The FBI deleted Chinese PlugX malware from thousands of devices in the US, using a technique developed by French ...
Chinese hackers ran amok in US telecom network for 18 months — got info on over 1 million people: report
China-linked hackers reportedly managed to sneak into a US telecommunications surveillance system network for 18 months ...
Report: Chinese hackers breached US government office that reviews foreign investments
Chinese state-backed hackers have breached a U.S. government office that reviews foreign investments for national security ...
How Chinese Hackers Graduated From Clumsy Corporate Thieves to Military Weapons
Massive “Typhoon” cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure and telecoms sought to lay the groundwork for potential conflict with ...
Japan says Chinese hackers targeted its government and tech companies for years
The Japanese government published an alert on Wednesday accusing a Chinese hacking group of targeting and breaching dozens of ...
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Report: Chinese Hackers Breached CFIUS
Chinese hackers reportedly breached a U.S. government office responsible for reviewing foreign investments for national security threats as part of a cyberespionage campaign targeting the Department ...
Japan links Chinese hacker MirrorFace to dozens of cyberattacks targeting security and tech data
Japan has linked more than 200 cyberattacks over the past five years targeting the country’s national security and high ...
Chinese Hackers Target Philippine President and Steal Military Data
Chinese-state sponsored hackers penetrated the executive branch of the Philippines government and stole sensitive data as ...
‘This is an enduring challenge’: Blinken on threat of Chinese hacking in the U.S.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss the role of the U.S. in Syria, the threat of Chinese ...
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Chinese Hackers Breach U.S. Treasury
Chinese hackers accessed U.S. Treasury systems through a third-party security breach, raising concerns about the safety of ...