Approximately two weeks ago, the U.S. military’s Cyber Command, under the National Security Agency (NSA), executed a coordinated attack on the Trickbot botnet. This attack included sending disconnect commands to computers infected with the Trickbot malware, and spoofing records, so the collection of target data has been muddied and compromised

Source: Hot Hardware – U.S. Cyber Command Digital Assault Team Credited With Striking Sinister Trickbot Botnet