Posted 12/19/2023, 2:02:00 AM
DHS, DOJ Find No Foreign Election Interference Despite Some Unsuccessful Cyber Activity in 2022 Midterms
- DHS and DOJ found no evidence foreigners affected election infrastructure security or integrity in 2022 midterms
- Detected some unsuccessful cyber activity from pro-Russian hacktivists and Chinese actors
- Chinese actors scanned election-related and non-election state government websites
- Chinese actors likely collected voter personal information from public sources
- Multiple incidents of Russian, Iranian, and Chinese actors accessing campaign infrastructure, but no evidence information was used to influence elections