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By Waqas According to local Russian media, these DDoS attacks originated from several different countries including India, China, Brazil, Russia, and the US. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Russian electronic voting system hit by 19 DDoS attacks in one day Source: hack read com
Continue ReadingHackers have exposed personal and voter registration details of over 6.5 million Israeli voters, less than 24 hours before the election. A few hours before the election in Israel, hackers exposed the voter registration and personal details of millions of citizens. The source of the data seems to be the app Elector developed by the […]
Continue ReadingPresident Trump fired US cybersecurity chief over Twitter Tuesday, an act widely condemned within the cybersecurity community. Source: Threatpost.com
Continue ReadingDigital attackers launched a malicious email campaign that used fear of election interference in order to spread the QBot trojan. On November 4, Malwarebytes came across an attack email. This message arrived as a thread reply in an attempt to boost its legitimacy. The body of the email did not include the recipient’s name or […]
Continue ReadingScammers bilked Wisconsin Republicans out of $2.3 million in a basic BEC scam — and anyone working on the upcoming election needs to pay attention. Source: Threatpost.com Wisc. GOP’s .3M MAGA Hat Debacle Showcases Fraud Concerns
Continue ReadingBy Deeba Ahmed WisGOP claims that scammers stole the money from the account they were using for the reelection campaign of President Donald Trump. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Scammers stole $2.3 million from Republican Party in Wisconsin Source: hack read com Scammers stole .3 million from Republican Party in […]
Continue ReadingBy Waqas The ransomware attack impacted the voting precinct map and voter signature database among other services. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Voting system in Georgia county hit by ransomware attack Source: hack read com Voting system in Georgia county hit by ransomware attack
Continue ReadingWith Election Day approaching, local governments need to be prepared for malware attacks on election infrastructure. Source: Threatpost.com Georgia Election Data Hit in Ransomware Attack
Continue ReadingBy Sudais Asif According to CISA, these Windows flaws are centered around Fortinet FortiOS Secure Socket Layer (SSL) VPN and MobileIron platform. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers exploit VPN, Windows flaws to influence US elections Source: hack read com Hackers exploit VPN, Windows flaws to influence US elections
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned election-related entities to be on the lookout for phishing attacks. In an insight piece published on September 10, CISA highlighted malicious actors’ preference for phishing attacks in their efforts to target political parties, think tanks and other entities that might be involved in an election. The […]
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