These next 12 days are going to be tense and wild (and yes I’m counting the 24 hours after the polls close). https://t.co/8w2eSegnZF
— Garrett M. Graff (@vermontgmg) October 23, 2020
The National Guard was called in to thwart cyberattacks in Louisiana weeks before #Election2020, although it is unclear if the hackers sought to target systems tied to the election in Louisiana or were simply hoping for a payday. @Bing_Chris reports https://t.co/CcPyGAeH9j
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 23, 2020
The situation in Louisiana follows a similar case in Washington state, according to a cybersecurity consultant familiar with the matter, where hackers infected some government offices with a type of malware known for deploying ransomware https://t.co/zSEX5iHAmQ
— RR Seattle (@RRalstonAgile) October 23, 2020
In the words of our own @nohackme, ‘I don’t think this is the first, and it likely will not be the last’ #ransomware attack on election #security systems. @brfreed has the story on the recent Hall County, Georgia event in @State_Scoop. https://t.co/OY8XwZnSbV
— Splunk Government (@SplunkGov) October 23, 2020
This is very good, and shows one of the ways that we are thwarting election hack attempts.
— ClearingTheFog (@clearing_fog) October 23, 2020
That said, no state in America should be left on its own to defend itself against attacks from a foreign government.
That’s why Dems passed election security. Mitch & the GOP blocked it. https://t.co/SSAMKwarTZ
Hackers reportedly compromised some government offices in Louisiana before the National Guard stepped in and helped stop the attack.
— Eric Geller (@ericgeller) October 23, 2020
A similar attack reportedly occurred in Washington.
No sign of election focus in either case.https://t.co/tmyu9EExHs pic.twitter.com/48ZgC2IxlH
Ransomware has hit a county in Georgia & disrupted an IT system tied to election admin—the 1st known ransomware/election incident this cycle. Voters' ability to cast ballots likely unaffected, but the signature-matching process may be slowed via @brfreed https://t.co/F4WjXlh0GS
— Shannon Vavra (@shanvav) October 23, 2020
Cyberattacks hit Louisiana government offices as worries rise about election hacking - POLITICO https://t.co/J0nGRRVfZH
— ROBERT MANN (@RTMannJr) October 24, 2020
Hackers breached several local government offices in Louisiana in recent weeks, prompting state officials to enlist the National Guard to stem the attacks
— Mike Walker (@New_Narrative) October 23, 2020
https://t.co/3uJYUEjmuW
“Report: Ransomware disables Georgia county election database”
— Jennifer Cohn ✍? ? (@jennycohn1) October 24, 2020
“A ransomware attack that hobbled a Georgia county government in early October reportedly disabled a database used to verify voter signatures in the authentication of absentee ballots.” https://t.co/rmgGi80p8J
Report: Ransomware disables Georgia county election database https://t.co/qxJtO8VJ8L
— UvT (@WasOnceLou) October 24, 2020
“It is the first reported case of a ransomware attack affecting an election-related system in the 2020 cycle. Federal officials and cybersecurity experts are especially concerned that ransomware attacks could disrupt the integrity of the Nov. 3 election.” https://t.co/vmizfjEY3Y
— Nani ?? (@lenubienne) October 24, 2020
75% of all 56 US states and territories show signs of vulnerable election IT infrastructure, report finds The report comes as officials in Georgia revealed more information about a ransomware attack that affected a digital voter database. https://t.co/lQdzG3P6fK
— Sean Harris (@InfoSecHotSpot) October 24, 2020
Voting system in Georgia county hit by ransomware attack https://t.co/t3JHzGMZSj
— Nicolas Krassas (@Dinosn) October 24, 2020
Voting system in Georgia county hit by ransomware attack #Cybersecurity #ransomware #security https://t.co/QI9SanIfjV
— Bob Carver ✭ (@cybersecboardrm) October 24, 2020
Georgia Election Data Hit in #ransomware Attack https://t.co/tAP7R4JPMr
— SeCuRe CyBeR (@Sec_Cyber) October 23, 2020
Not surprised, but disturbed nonetheless. https://t.co/aYCZPlFaWB
— Adam Levin (@Adam_K_Levin) October 23, 2020
"While county officials have said the cyberattack has not impeded the ability of voters to cast ballots, it could slow down the signature-matching process when absentee ballots are returned and processed..."https://t.co/rfAVHVHF7H
— Dominic Gwinn (@DominicGwinn) October 23, 2020
In the words of our own @nohackme, ‘I don’t think this is the first, and it likely will not be the last’ #ransomware attack on election #security systems. @brfreed has the story on the recent Hall County, Georgia event in @State_Scoop. https://t.co/OY8XwZnSbV
— Splunk Government (@SplunkGov) October 23, 2020
Good nuance here from @brfreed on the ransomware incident at a county in Georgia: https://t.co/nKKKxNodgx pic.twitter.com/txL1qMYxki
— Sean Lyngaas (@snlyngaas) October 23, 2020
First ransomware attack in 2020 election hits voting infrastructure in Georgia #CyberSecurity #osint #cyberthreats #hackers #darkweb #databreaches #cybercrime #cybersec #ThreatIntel #dataprivacy #cyberintelligence #ransomware #cyberattackhttps://t.co/tGV6rfZC70
— Javier Carriazo (@javier_carriazo) October 23, 2020
2020年の選挙で最初のランサムウェア攻撃がジョージア州の投票インフラストラクチャに打撃を与えるhttps://t.co/2oS7xpHzdh
— コイン海外速報 -仮想通貨ニュース- (@CoinNewsFlash) October 23, 2020
#Ransomware hits voting system in Georgia county! More details available here;https://t.co/SgevVmbFgv#infosec #Malware #CyberSecurity #cybercrime #CyberSecMonth #Election2020 #ElectionTwitter #databreach
— RansomUpdates (@UpdatesRansom) October 25, 2020
Voting system in Georgia county hit by ransomware attack #Cybersecurity #ransomware #security https://t.co/Na85bAJ6JG
— Paula Piccard ?? ?? (@Paula_Piccard) October 24, 2020