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DOJ confirms FBI operation that mass-deleted Chinese malware from thousands of US computers | TechCrunch

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U.S. authorities say they have successfully deleted malware planted by China -backed hacking group known as “ Twill Typhoon ” or “ Mustang Panda ,” from thousands of infected systems across the United States .

French authorities led the operation with assistance from Paris -based cybersecurity company Sekoai .

The FBI says that the group infiltrated the systems of “numerous’ government and private organizations, including in the US .

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