U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) recently announced that it had disrupted the Trickbot botnet, a global criminal network of compromised computers used for malicious activities. The announcement was made after the U.S. military organization worked with the private sector to take control of key servers that power the botnet.

The Trickbot botnet is a network of computers that have been infected with malicious software and are used to carry out various cyberattacks, such as ransomware and distributed denial-of-service attacks. The botnet has been active since 2016 and has been used to target government organizations, businesses, and individuals.

USCYBERCOM worked with private sector partners to take control of the key servers that power the botnet. This will make it difficult for malicious actors to regain control of the network. The disruption is expected to have a significant impact on the Trickbot botnet’s ability to carry out malicious activities.

USCYBERCOM also released a software package that will help individuals and organizations clean their computers of the malicious code used to power the Trickbot botnet. The software package is available for free on the USCYBERCOM website.

The disruption of the Trickbot botnet is an example of the U.S. government and the private sector working together to combat cybercrime. The disruption is expected to have a significant impact on the ability of malicious actors to carry out cyberattacks, and it is a positive step in the fight against cybercrime.