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U.S. Cyber Command Works to Disrupt Trickbot Botnet

The U.S. military arm responsible for cyber operations has launched an effort to interfere with the Trickbot botnet, reputed as the world’s largest network of hijacked computers. So reports The Washington Post.

russia 1020934 640smallCyber Command’s initiative against the Russian botnet is reportedly meant as a temporary disruption rather than a permanent shutdown.

Trickbot has been used to distribute malware, which Department of Homeland Security officials view as a threat to the election and beyond.

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