DDoS Drama: FBI and CISA Assure Voters Won’t Be Hacked This Election Season
US law enforcement and cybersecurity agencies assure the public that voting systems will remain unaffected by DDoS attacks in the upcoming presidential election. Despite an 8-hour Microsoft Azure outage caused by a DDoS attack, the PSA emphasizes that voting integrity and ballot casting will remain uncompromised.
Hot Take:
US feds are like, “Don’t worry, your vote is safe from the cyber-baddies, but we can’t guarantee your Minecraft server won’t go down again.”
Key Points:
- FBI and CISA assure the public that voting systems are safe from DDoS attacks.
- Recent Microsoft Azure outage was exacerbated by an error in DDoS defenses.
- Heightened public distrust in IT services due to previous outages and dodgy updates.
- DDoS attacks might disrupt access to voter information but won’t affect the voting process.
- Foreign adversaries and misinformation campaigns continue to undermine voter confidence.
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