FBI Pulls the Plug on PlugX Malware, Removing it From Thousands of Devices

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.

Police operation hits Chinese threat actors

A joint multi-national effort involving French authorities and the FBI against a group of China-sponsored threat actors dubbed “Mustang Panda” and “Twill Typhoon” saw the removal of the infamous malware from more than 4,200 compromised devices.

After infecting devices with PlugX, perpet