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Malicious actors are spreading false claims that US voter registration databases have been breached, according to a new alert issued by the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
The agencies said the claims are designed to manipulate public opinion and undermine confidence in US democratic institutions in the run up to the US Presidential Elections in November.
The malicious actors are using obtained voter registration information as evidence to support their claims that a cyber operation compromised election infrastructure.
However, the government emphasized that much of this information can be purchased or otherwise legitimately acquired through publicly available sources, meaning that having access to voter registration data is not by itself an indicator of a voter registration database compromise.
The agencies also noted that in recent election cycles, when cyber actors have obtained voter registration information, the acquisition of this data did not impact the voting process or election results.
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