Chrome users need to update their browsers immediately as Google addresses a critical vulnerability that hackers are actively exploiting. Additional security measures are recommended.

While the world was reeling from a virus that originated in China, the Chinese government plotted to steal US research ...

Category — PlugX FBI Deletes PlugX Malware from 4,250 Hacked Computers in Multi-Month Operation The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday disclosed that a court-authorized operation allowed the ...

In early 2024, the FBI launched an operation to dismantle a sophisticated malware campaign targeting thousands of U.S.-based computers. The action, focused on malware known as PlugX, was part of the ...

FBI issues warning — hackers are using fake PDF converters to spread malware and steal your passwords Hackers are using this to spread dangerous malware just in time for summer travel season ...

The threat actor deployed a variant of PlugX malware seen in documented Chinese cyberespionage attacks. Evidence exists that this threat actor may have been involved in ransomware for some time, ...

This is not unusual as toolset sharing is a known attribute of Chinese cyberespionage efforts. However, PlugX is not considered publicly available malware and is exclusively used by Chinese APTs.

About the Hack and Colorado Forbes gave a more precise number of how many computers were hacked. Forbes says that 4,258 computers were tapped into to delete cyberwar. All the FBI did was find the ...

The first of nine warrants was obtained in August 2024 in Pennsylvania, authorising the deletion of PlugX from US-based computers, the last expired on Jan. 3. “The FBI tested the commands, confirmed ...

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 ...

The Justice Department revealed this week that the FBI carried out an operation to delete a specimen of malware known as PlugX from 4,200 computers around the world.