Justice Department and FBI Conduct International Operation to Delete Malware Used by China-Backed Hackers
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The Justice Department and FBI today announced a multi-month law enforcement operation that, alongside international partners, deleted “PlugX” malware from thousands of infected computers worldwide. As described in court documents unsealed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, a group of hackers sponsored by the People’s Republic of China (PRC), known to the private sector

Court-Authorized Operation Removes PlugX Malware from Over 4,200 Infected U.S. Computers

  • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    91·
    13 hours ago

    You might be able to remove the malware, but you can’t remove the backdoors that the US government stipulated should be there to begin with, it’s just another exploit in waiting…