Security News > 2024 > February > Cyber threats cast shadow over 2024 elections

Considering that 2024 is a historic year for elections - with an estimated half of the world's population taking part in democratic votes - this high threat of cyber interference has significant implications for global free society, threatening to undermine confidence in voting processes or - at worst - even alter electoral outcomes, according to Tidal Cyber.

A concerning 27% of countries with 2024 national elections face the highest threat levels, facing multiple priority adversary groups and many state-backed groups associated with priority adversary countries.

The four priority adversary countries are using cyber interference for disinformation and espionage and to potentially disrupt actual electoral processes, such as voting, or manipulate results.

The report identifies trends in election cyber interference tactics, techniques, and procedures by analyzing dozens of historical instances since 2008, including the adoption of generative AI technology to make phishing and social engineering, the most common form of election-related cyberattack, more convincing.

As relevant adversaries evolve to evade the latest defenses, they are explicitly threatening distinct election cyber interference attacks.

"Tidal Cyber assesses a considerable threat of cyber interference - malicious activities targeting the technical aspects of election processes - affecting global elections this year," said Scott Small, Director of Cyber Threat Intelligence at Tidal Cyber.

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