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As President Trump continues to ramp up attacks on the reliability of mail-in voting in the 2020 election, two government security agencies issued a public service announcement on Monday warning of cyberattacks spreading “false claims” about compromised voter registration databases and voting systems in attempts to undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral process.
These “malicious actors,” the PSA warns, may have been circulating false claims that successful cyber operations have compromised the election’s infrastructure. These claims are false, the two agencies say, and reports of “hacking” or “leaking” U.S. voter registration data should be ignored as much of this information can already be obtained through publicly available sources.
Plus, the acquisition of this data in the past has not impacted the voting process or the integrity of the election’s results, per the agencies. Though the FBI and CISA do not offer exact information on what these attacks consist of, their PSA comes amidst efforts by President Trump to sow distrust in mail-in voting and, subsequently, the election’s outcome. “The FBI and CISA have no information suggesting any cyberattack on U.S.
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