The Justice Department unsealed a federal indictment of two Iranian hackers that shows how the system provides cyber-criminals a pathway into election systems.
The hackers targeted 11 state voter registration and voter information websites. They managed to get into one state and download information on 100,000 voters.
On Nov. 4, they tried to access the system to “modify and create content…for further disseminating false claims concerning the election.”
For the U.S. Presidential election on November 3, 2020, voter registration forms must be mailed in by October 9, 2020 with absentee ballots postmarked by November 3, 2020. (Photo by )
Anyone inclined to downplay the risks involved in states allowing online, Internet-based voter registration, take note: Last week, the Justice Department unsealed a federal indictment of two Iranian hackers that shows how the system provides cyber-criminals–and foreign governments–a vulnerable pathway into state databases and our election systems.
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York charged the two with participating in a “coordinated and multi-faceted, cyber-enabled campaign to intimidate and influence American voters, and otherwise undermine voter confidence and sow discord” in the 2020 presidential election. Both of the hackers were contractors for Eelyanet Gostar, an Iranian company that provides cybersecurity services for the Iranian government.
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