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Microsoft foils "Trickbot" election hacking
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/microsoft-foils-hacking-operation-to-disrupt-election-2020-10-12?mod=home-pageMicrosoft foils(Trickbot) hacking operation to disrupt election
Oct. 12, 2020
By Jon Swartz
Microsoft Corp. MSFT, 3.13% has foiled a sophisticated hacking plan to disrupt election infrastructure in the U.S., the company said Monday. Microsoft said it obtained a federal court order to disable the IP addresses associated with computer servers behind Trickbot, an immense malware network that criminals were using to launch cyberattacks. The legal action dovetails with an offensive by U.S. Cyber Command to disrupt the cybercriminals, according to The Washington Post. Microsoft acknowledged the digital intruders are likely to revive their operations.
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Microsoft foils "Trickbot" election hacking (Original Post)
saidsimplesimon
Oct 2020
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LunaSea
(2,895 posts)1. Guess who?
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)4. Those two are no match for moose and squirrel
RainCaster
(10,916 posts)2. MSFT does what our government won't
DFT likes having Russian control of our internet usage. I'm glad that Microsoft struck this preemptive blow.
ItsjustMe
(11,250 posts)3. Rec
Microsoft disrupts Russian criminal botnet it fears could seek to sow confusion in the presidential election.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016272181
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)5. Thanks for the smile, like minds