FBI Wraps Up Eradication Effort of Chinese 'PlugX' Malware

A multinational law-enforcement operation led by France, with assistance from the US DOJ and FBI, removed the PlugX malware—attributed to China-linked APT groups Mustang Panda/Twill Typhoon—from thousands of Windows devices worldwide; court documents allege the group was paid by the Chinese government to develop the PlugX strain and had been conducting long-running espionage and data-stealing campaigns since 2014, with many victims still unaware of infections.