​The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that the FBI has deleted Chinese PlugX malware from over 4,200 computers in networks across the United States.

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    17 days ago

    The malware allowed arbitrary code execution, it sounds like the FBI sent the malware a script to delete itself.

    That’s pretty darn cool!

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      17 days ago

      Yes, my point is that all malware can be used by all parties. And it’s stupid to assume that only bad actors misuse it once it’s installed.