FBI Deletes PlugX Malware from Thousands of Computers
ID: 24601a97-e4c8-5096-aaa5-6df2190c4aaa
STIX ID: report--24601a97-e4c8-5096-aaa5-6df2190c4aaa
Feed Name: Schneier on Security
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The FBI conducted an international operation, using a technique discovered by French intelligence and access to PlugX command-and-control servers, to issue a self-destruct command that removed the PlugX RAT from roughly 4,258 U.S.-based computers; the report notes PlugX had exchanged traffic with about 45,000 U.S. IP addresses since September 2023 and is linked to Chinese-backed operators.
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