Cybersecurity
FBI Warns of Hacking Attempts on U.S. Election Officials
- Officials in nine states sent phishing emails since October
- Government warns of increased activity ahead of midterms
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Hackers are targeting U.S. election officials with invoice-themed phishing emails in an attempt to steal user names and passwords, the FBI said in a bulletin Tuesday.
Since October, election officials in nine states have received phony emails that would dupe users into handing over their login credentials. Some of the ruses contained similar file attachments, the FBI said, with names such as “invoice inquiry.pdf.”