The US Justice Department and FBI have announced a joint multi-month operation in which malware was deleted from more than 4,000 US computers. The offending malware, “PlugX”, was controlled via a server to which the FBI gained access, enabling them to instruct the malware to delete itself. This operation was replicated by law enforcement agencies around the world, cleaning thousands more machines.
FBI deletes Chinese malware from thousands of computers | Business
The “PlugX” spy malware, used by state-sponsored Chinese hacking groups, was deleted from thousands of computers worldwide after a successful international operation led by French
