Botnet’s activity levels have already rebounded after ‘takedown’ of Trickbot botnet, security firm CrowdStrike says. Microsoft, others took over Trickbot’s U.S. servers in early September. Botnet was disrupted using configuration files; impact was minimal in terms of length. Wizard Spider has long been using the botnet to spread Ryuk ransomware, which has caused more than $61 million in losses from victims since September 2018. CrowdStrike: Botnet activity has returned to its usual rapid pace, but impact of the disruption operation was manifested as a short-term setback.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/trickbot-rebounds-after-takedown-a-15213