Microsoft foils "Trickbot" election hacking

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https://www.marketwatch.com/story/microsoft-foils-hacking-operation-to-disrupt-election-2020-10-12?mod=home-page

Microsoft 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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1. Guess who?

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4. Those two are no match for moose and squirrel

[RainCaster]

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]

3. Rec

Microsoft disrupts Russian criminal botnet it fears could seek to sow confusion in the presidential election.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016272181

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