Election Security on Edge: US Polls Face Cyber Threat Tsunami with Shoestring Defenses

Facing a cyber siege, US elections teeter on the brink. Understaffed, underfunded, and overwhelmed, officials brace for a digital storm as AI-enhanced threat actors gear up. Will democracy withstand the onslaught? Stay tuned, voters. #ElectionSecurityThreats

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Looks like the staffing situation in local governments is more strained than a pair of skinny jeans on a sumo wrestler—and just like those jeans, the risk of a rip during election season is uncomfortably high! Seriously though, if we're trusting Aunt Irma's 2004 Dell desktop to secure the vote, we might as well send out engraved invitations to cybercriminals. And with AI joining the dark side, deepfakes could start popping up faster than political ads during a swing state dinner hour.

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