Election Hacking

On Tuesday, the DOJ, DOD, DHS, DNI, FBI, NSA, and CISA released a joint statement on 2020 election security, warning that "Russia, China, Iran, and other foreign malicious actors all will seek to interfere in the voting process or influence voter perceptions."

At the launch of her campaign for president, Harris noted that foreign powers are "infecting the White House like malware."

Microsoft said it had "no evidence" to suggest the domains were used in successful cyberattacks, but that hackers had attempted to steal passwords and private data.

Despite recent controversies, Facebook appears committed to political involvement.

Despite significant backlash, Trump tweeted he would be interested in meeting Putin again.

Meanwhile, Russia's Ministry of Economic Development has put forward amendments to federal law that would allow companies to hide information about some public contracts.

The election commission's website was hit by DDoS attacks from 15 countries, officials claimed.

The tweet even included a flying saucer emoji.

A 2015 FBI hacking operation hit computers in Russia, Iran and China as part of a sweep against child porn traffickers, a new report shows.

"U.S. intelligence missed it when Russian intelligence stole the president of the United States," said Vyacheslav Nikonov of Vladimir Putin's United Russia party.

"Profexer" claims he didn't intend for his work to be used by hackers who supplied WikiLeaks with information.

Obama reportedly ordered a secret program to plant "cyberbombs" in Russia's technological infrastructure following Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election.

Firing the FBI director won't save the president from the Russia investigation facts.

Carlin said countries with upcoming elections should be prepared to offer forceful and timely responses to cyber attacks.

U.S. intelligence officials reportedly have "a high level of confidence" that Putin was personally involved in the Russian cyber campaign.

Cyber attacks are not new but might have crossed a "new threshold" this year.