Security News > 2020 > September > FBI says hackers want to stoke doubt about the 2020 election
The FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released a warning on Monday alerting the public about the potential for widespread disinformation campaigns designed to cast doubt about the legitimacy of the coming elections in November.
The FBI and CISA have no information suggesting any cyberattack on US election infrastructure has prevented an election from occurring, compromised the accuracy of voter registration information, prevented a registered voter from casting a ballot, or compromised the integrity of any ballots cast."
For experts on election cybersecurity, the announcement was a welcome move to try to bolster an already contentious election season.
Other experts, like Chloé Messdaghi, said the FBI was right to address the misinformation angle of cyberattacks in addition to the legitimate concerns about actual attacks on election infrastructure.
Even though these claims are generally not true, election officials need to be aware that there are cyberattackers who will try to hack election infrastructure and that election cybersecurity would be paramount to avoid any problems.