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

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) and the FBI jointly announced yesterday a successful operation leading to the removal of PlugX malware from thousands of devices.

The FBI worked with French law enforcement to squash a variant of the PlugX malware that spreads through USB drives.

PlugX first surfaced in 2008 when it ... While it is not clear how the U.S. entities plan to remove the malware from domestic PCs, the FBI testified in an affidavit that it has tested this self ...

The FBI instructed PlugX — a malware used by state-sponsored hackers ... The FBI used this very exploit to remove PlugX from infected computers. In collaboration with French law enforcement ...

According to the FBI, it worked on deleting the malware from over 4,000 Windows-based computers, further regarding that PlugX is capable of taking over a computer to steal the files and share them ...

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

The FBI learned of a method to remotely remove the malware from a French ... "When a computer infected with this variant of PlugX malware is connected to the Internet, the PlugX malware can ...

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

WHEN IT COMES TO SCAMS IN THIS DIGITAL AGE, MALWARE OR MALICIOUS ... authorizing the deletion of PlugX. Agents then sent remote commands to each device to remove the malware.In total, the ...

The group managed to hack computers in at least 170 countries, giving them considerable access to international ...