Microsoft disables most of cybercriminals' control over massive computer network

By Joseph Menn
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp <MSFT.O> said on Tuesday it had disabled more than 90% of the machines used by a gang of Russian-speaking cyber criminals to control a massive network of computers with a potential to disrupt the U.S. election.
Aided by a series of U.S. court orders and relationships with technology providers in other countries, Microsoft said it its weeklong campaign against the gang running the Trickbot network was heading off a possible source of disruption to the Nov. 3 U.S. vote.
"We've taken down most of their infrastructure," corporate Vice President Tom Burt said in an interview. "Their ability to go and infect targets has been significantly reduced."
The criminals in charge of Trickbot have infected more than 1 million personal computers, including many inside local ...


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