[Law] French police to purge the PlugX malware from infected computers

Summary: French police, in collaboration with cybersecurity experts, have initiated an operation to remove the PlugX malware from infected personal computers. This effort targets a remote access trojan linked to Chinese nation-state threat actors and aims to clean devices across multiple European countries.

Threat Actor: Chinese nation-state actors | PlugX

Key Point :

  • The operation has successfully disinfected devices from around a hundred organizations in France and several other European countries.
  • PlugX malware has compromised millions of computers worldwide, with a significant number in France alone.
  • The sinkholing effort has gathered extensive data, effectively crippling the botnet’s command capabilities.
  • The initiative is led by the Center for the Fight Against Digital Crime (C3N) and will continue for several months.


Original Source: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/parquet-de-paris_communiqu%C3%A9-de-presse-plugx-activity-7222119504518987778-LRCi/

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