Threats against U.S. internet infrastructure had been escalating in recent weeks.
Mississippi election officials confirmed the state was hit with a coordinated cyberattack Tuesday that disrupted their website's operations periodically throughout Election Day.
In a statement from the Mississippi secretary of state's office late Tuesday night, officials claimed to have experienced an"abnormally large increase in traffic volume due to DDoS activity" that caused the office's website to be inaccessible throughout the day. "We want to be extremely clear and reassure Mississippians our election system is secure and has not been compromised," the office said in a statement."Our team remains committed to upholding the integrity of Mississippi's elections process."
The statement comes after a series of Telegram posts by a group of Russian hackers announcing their intention to attack a number of political sites across the country during Election Day, including that of the Democratic National Committee. Above, a representational image of a hacker using a computer. Mississippi election officials have confirmed that the state was hit with a coordinated cyberattack on Election Day.While other major sites were not affected, Mississippi's was offline at several points throughout the day in what officials with the
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