The FBI and CISA have warned US citizens about a disinformation campaign targeting the upcoming presidential election . Under this, the threat actors are actively spreading fake information about voter systems being hacked to reduce their trust in the election process. Further, the FBI and CISA have issued a list on how to handle such information.
The US Warns About Disinformation Campaigns
Since the past, there have been a number of reports telling that foreign countries are tampering the US elections in various ways. While some confirmed the interception of Russian hacking groups in the 2014 election, researchers and federal agencies warn about a repeat in such attacks for this year’s election.
False claims of hacked voter information are likely to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the election. Read the public service announcement we jointly issued with the @FBI : https://t.co/8QXivWd82Y #Protect2020 — Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (@CISAgov) September 28, 2020
