{"id":87666,"date":"2020-10-12T22:09:27","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T19:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/microsoft-reportedly-stops-hacking-operation-targeting-election\/"},"modified":"2020-10-12T22:09:27","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T19:09:27","slug":"microsoft-reportedly-stops-hacking-operation-targeting-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/microsoft-reportedly-stops-hacking-operation-targeting-election\/","title":{"rendered":"#Microsoft reportedly stops hacking operation targeting election"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Microsoft reportedly stops hacking operation targeting election<\/strong>”
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\n Microsoft has shut down a massive hacking operation that could\u2019ve potentially indirectly impacted election infrastructure, according to a new report.<\/p>\n

The company announced Monday that it took down the servers behind the malware network Trickbot, which criminals were using to launch other cyberattacks, including a strain of extremely potent ransomware, CNN Business reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Armed with a federal court order, Microsoft disabled the IP addresses associated with the network and worked with global telecom providers to take it down, according to the report.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdversaries can use ransomware to infect a computer system used to maintain voter rolls or report on election-night results, seizing those systems at a prescribed hour optimized to sow chaos and distrust,\u201d Tom Burt, Microsoft\u2019s corporate vice president for customer security and trust, wrote in a blog post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have now cut off key infrastructure so those operating Trickbot will no longer be able to initiate new infections or activate ransomware already dropped into computer systems,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the US Cyber Command recently launched an operation to temporarily disrupt the same network, the Washington Post reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Trickbot allowed hackers to sell what Microsoft described as a service to other hackers \u2014 the opportunity to inject malware, including ransomware, into various devices.<\/p>\n

Ransomware takes control of target computers and freezes them until victims pay up, but experts urge people not to encourage hackers by doing so, according to CNN.<\/p>\n

Ransomware could pose a danger for websites that display election information or third-party software vendors that serve election officials, according to the report.<\/p>\n

The risk would arise if ransomware brings down systems designed to support voting, but Check Point threat analyst Lotem Finkelsteen told CNN experts view it as \u201cmainly a hypothetical threat right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the past, Trickbot has used \u201cphishing campaigns\u201d to distribute malware \u2014 luring potential victims with current topics such as Black Lives Matter and COVID-19, according to Microsoft.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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