Security experts have issued a warning for macOS users as a new malware backdoor said to be fully undetectable is, erm, detected. Here’s what Mac users need to know.

The FBI confirmed the deletion of Chinese malware from 4,258 U.S.-based computers in a court-authorized operation that lasted ...

A malicious campaign has been redirecting macOS users to a fake Homebrew website, infecting them with information stealer ...

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The FBI has recently conducted a large-scale operation to hack approximately 4,200 computers across the United States, targeting the removal of PlugX, a malware linked to Chinese state-backed ...

FBI Uninstalls Chinese PlugX Malware From Thousands of Machines The Justice Department revealed this week that the FBI carried out an operation to delete a specimen of malware known as PlugX from ...

now includes further technical analysis and timelines of the PlugX malware from threat operations experts and information regarding the implications of the FBI using remote methods to delete the ...

In a nutshell: The Justice Department and the FBI recently announced a multi-month operation that took down a variant of the PlugX family of malware. The malicious tool was developed by a hacking ...

The FBI’s recent operation successfully removed PlugX malware from thousands of U.S. computers. Credit: J / CC BY 2.0 The FBI, with court approval, has remotely removed PlugX malware from 4,258 ...

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