Cybersecurity
Hackers May Be Behind Election Night Website Crash in Tennessee
- Knox County officials say voting tallies weren’t affected
- Cybersecurity threats loom as midterm elections approach
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The shutdown of a county website in Tennessee -- which briefly disrupted the display of election-night results in primary races -- is under investigation, and occurred as officials around the country fear cyber attacks in this fall’s midterm elections.
A server crashed, shutting down the Knox County website just as polls closed Monday night for local government offices, according to a statement from Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett. The website was down for about an hour before officials restored it.