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Trump rails against US Cyber command after cyberattack on Russia deletes half his Twitter followers

By Duffel Blog Staff · Bureau · 1 minute

Filed 5 October 2022 · 1533

FORT MEADE, Md. — President Donald Trump is furious after a US Cyber Command offensive cyber operation deleted more than half his Twitter followers, sources confirmed today.

The operation, dubbed Cheeto Fury, targeted the Internet Research Agency, a Russian "troll farm" based in St. Petersburg known for operating fake bot Twitter accounts, among other ways it tries to influence public opinion.

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