US Cyber Command attacks world's largest bot network of 1 million hijacked computers amid fears hackers plan to wreak havoc on the election
The American military has mounted an operation to disrupt the world's largest bot network amid fears a ransomware attack could throw the upcoming presidential election into chaos. In recent weeks, US Cyber Command launched their attack on the network - known as Trickbot - by entering its systems and 'cutting off and confusing operators'. Trickbot is believed to be operated by a gang of Russian-speaking cybercriminals working out of Eastern Europe. They have seized control of at least one million computers through phishing. After gaining access to those computers they are able to infect them with other malware, including ransomware. The American military has mounted an operation to disrupt the world's largest bot network amid fears a ransomware attack could throw the upcoming presidential election into chaos According to a report published Friday in The Washington Post, 'the Department of Homeland Security Officials fear that a ransomware attack on state or loca