U.S. disrupted Russian trolls on day of November election: report

U.S. disrupted Russian trolls on day of November election: reportThe U.S. military disrupted the internet access of a Russian troll farm accused of trying to influence American voters on Nov. 6, 2018, the day of the congressional elections, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday. The U.S. Cyber Command strike targeted the Internet Research Agency in the Russian port city of St. Petersburg, the Post reported, citing unidentified U.S. officials. The group is a Kremlin-backed outfit whose employees had posed as Americans and spread disinformation online in an attempt to also influence the 2016 election, according to U.S. officials.




from https://news.yahoo.com/u-disrupted-russian-troll-farm-day-november-election-171439764.html

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