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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.
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
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 American financial data and infrastructure.
Chinese hackers target US Treasury computers used for sanctions — Committee on Foreign Investment specifically targeted
Chinese hackers have gained access to a system that belongs to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS), a ...
Chinese hackers breached US agency that reviews foreign investments, CNN reports
Chinese hackers breached the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS), a government agency that reviews foreign ...
Chinese hackers also breached Charter and Windstream networks
More U.S. companies have been added to the list of telecommunications firms hacked in a wave of breaches by a Chinese ...
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 ...
‘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 ...
Biden administration looks to penalize Salt Typhoon telecom hackers
The espionage hack of at least nine American telecommunication firms — including giants AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile — targeted ...