Posted on 08/03/2024 8:32:56 AM PDT by John Robinson
WASHINGTON – Today, as part of their public service announcement series for the 2024 election cycle, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) jointly released Just So You Know: DDoS Attacks Could Hinder Access to Election Information, Would Not Prevent Voting. This public service announcement is to raise awareness that Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks on election infrastructure, or adjacent infrastructure that supports election operations, could hinder public access to election information, but would not impact the security or integrity of election processes. The PSA is part of the agencies’ ongoing commitment to provide the public with information and the election infrastructure community with the support they need to run safe and secure elections.
“With Election Day less than 100 days away, it is important to help put into context some of the incidents the American public may see during the election cycle that, while potentially causing some minor disruptions, will not fundamentally impact the security or integrity of the democratic process,” said CISA Senior Advisor Cait Conley. “DDoS attacks are one example of a tactic that we have seen used against election infrastructure in the past and will likely see again in the future, but they will NOT affect the security or integrity of the actual election. They may cause some minor disruptions or prevent the public from receiving timely information. It is important to talk about these potential issues now, because nefarious actors, like our foreign adversaries or cybercriminals, could use DDoS incidents to cast doubt on the election systems or processes. An informed public is key to neutralizing the impact of foreign influence operations and disinformation, which is why we put out this advisory on what a DDoS attack could – and couldn’t – do.”
“DDoS are low-level attacks that work by overwhelming websites with traffic to render them inaccessible," said FBI Deputy Assistant Director Cynthia Kaiser. “Given the prevalence of false claims about DDoS attacks in prior U.S. and foreign elections, we are warning that DDoS attacks against election-related websites could temporarily disrupt access to some online election functions, like voter look-up tools, but would not prevent voting or compromise the integrity of voting systems. This warning highlights the importance for voters to seek out information about how to vote prior to Election Day and demonstrates the FBI’s and CISA’s continued commitment to sharing information with the public about potential cyber threats.”
Related: PSA: Just So You Know: DDoS Attacks Could Hinder Access to Election Information, Would Not Prevent Voting [CISA .gov]
The always tell you what they plan to do to you.
Is this do the election counting machines can’t get hacked?
Or is so they can be hacked? I’m confused.
So they are already making excuses for the upcoming delays in releasing voting results. Foretelling counting shutdowns like we saw in Atlanta in 2020. Problems counting absentee and Dropbox/mail-in ballots. Changing of votes totals from Trump to Harris. The steal is already underway.
Good thing we have an IT pro onboard.
2020 V2.0
Yeah, how does a DDOS attack affect systems that AREN’T supposed to be connected to a network?
Oh, yes. They will need to count every “delayed” vote, even if they count for an extra week.
Preparing us for the steal. Venezuela 2.0
"The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are issuing this announcement to raise awareness that Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks on election infrastructure, or adjacent infrastructure that support election operations, could hinder public access to election information but would not impact the security or integrity of election processes."The computers nationwide used to run voting are secure (🤞). Other computers used for voter registration or news reporting, internet forums, are not as secure. This is a business as usual warning LEO's frequently release. By itself, it is not that big a deal."These low-level attacks, which are expected to continue as we approach the 2024 U.S. general election, could disrupt the availability of some election-related functions, like voter look-up tools or unofficial election night reporting, during the election cycle but will not impact voting itself. Threat actors may falsely claim that DDoS attacks are indicative of a compromise related to the elections process as they seek to undermine confidence in U.S. elections. In recent years, DDoS attacks have been a popular tactic used by hacktivists and cyber criminals seeking to advance a social, political, or ideological cause."
Post #8, that's a big deal. The Gateway Pundit's "We Caught Them!" series covered the 2020 steal. The Democrats are not going to stop using all the tricks that worked so well for them last time.
I saw this on 𝕏, almost dismissed it, then thought... oh... OH... that could be bad.
And that's striving to give this administration, and this corrupt government, the benefit of doubt. Incredulous as that may be.
Elections machines aren’t allowed to be attached to the Internet so nothing bad can happen. LOL.
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