FBI wipes Chinese PlugX malware from over 4,000 US computers

Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨BrikoX@lemmy.zip⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.zip⁩

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-wipes-chinese-plugx-malware-from-over-4-000-us-computers/

The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that the FBI has deleted Chinese PlugX malware from over 4,200 computers in networks across the United States.

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BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Don’t forget that to achieve this FBI had full remote access to each machine to do this.

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- BombOmOm@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  The malware allowed arbitrary code execution, it sounds like the FBI sent the malware a command to delete itself.
  
  That’s pretty darn cool!
  
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  - BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    Yes, my point is that all malware can be used by all parties. And it’s stupid to assume that only bad actors misuse it once it’s installed.
    
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- Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  fedposting
  
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