Cybersecurity
Beware Election-Themed E-Mail Attacks, Says Hacking Specialist
- Hackers use major events to obtain personal information
- Recent hacks of Powell, Podesta e-mails part of same pattern
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Heading toward Election Day in the U.S., hackers may target your inbox instead of the ballot box.
It’s difficult to alter overall ballot counts in the U.S., which doesn’t have a centralized voting system, but hackers could take advantage of the Nov. 8 election to dupe people and gain access to their personal information, according to Oren Falkowitz, chief executive officer of Redwood City, California-based Area 1 Security.