PlugX had been an ongoing threat for years, enabling hackers to spy on and exploit their victims. Thanks to this operation, over 4,000 US-based computers are now free of this malware.

The campaign, which Checkpoint has named "SmugX" uses a technique called HTML smuggling to deliver the PlugX remote access trojan (RAT) - a common Chinese payload. HTML smuggling is an attack ...

In a press release last year, French prosecutors said the malware — known as “PlugX” — had infected several million computers globally, including 3,000 devices located in France.