Read the original article: US Office of National Intelligence says Russia and Iran tried to mess with 2020 elections, China sat it out
Security precautions held up, but Putin himself signed off on efforts to scare the public with claims of voting system compromise
The USA’s Office of National Intelligence has released its previously classified assessment of “Foreign Threats to the 2020 US Federal Elections” and found “some successful compromises of state and local government networks prior to Election Day—as well as a higher volume of unsuccessful attempts”. But those efforts were “not directed at altering election processes”, instead aiming to “spread false or inflated claims about alleged compromises of voting systems to undermine public confidence in election processes and results.”…
Read the original article: US Office of National Intelligence says Russia and Iran tried to mess with 2020 elections, China sat it out