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DoJ remotely cleaned thousands of computers infected with Chinese malware

The Department of Justice and the FBI have completed a project to remotely remove malware used by Chinese hackers from computers in the US.

The Department of Justice and the FBI shared today that they have completed a project to remove malware used by Chinese hackers from computers in the US. According to the DOJ press release, hacker groups known as Mustang Panda and Twill Typhoon received backing from the Chinese government to use PlugX to infect, control and gather information from computers outside China. For instance, cybersecurity firm ESET found that Mustang Panda gained access to cargo shipping companies' computers in Norway, Greece and the Netherlands in March.

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