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

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

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

The US Department of Justice has confirmed a court-authorized operation ordering removal of Chinese malware detected on over 4,000 computers.

The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday that it has deleted malware planted on more than 4,200 computers by a group of ...

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.

Federal authorities announced Tuesday that they have erased Chinese malware from thousands of computers across the United States.

The Department of Justice and the FBI have completed a project to remotely remove malware used by Chinese hackers from computers in the US.

According to the Justice Department, the Chinese government allegedly paid a group of domestic cybersecurity researchers known as “Mustang Panda” to develop a specific variant of PlugX malware.

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

Chinese state-sponsored groups including Mustang Panda and Tonto Team have been targeting Russian aerospace and defense firms ...

The malware, a variant of the PlugX malicious software, was under the control of China-state sponsored hackers Mustang Panda, which also goes by Twill Typhoon. According to court documents ...