Georgia county targeted in cyberattack after voting software breach.

Date Reported: 2024-04-15
Country: USA
Victim: Coffee County Government | coffeecountygov.com
Additional Information :

  • The computer infrastructure of Coffee County in Georgia, which was already at the center of controversies related to allegations of fraud during the 2020 US presidential election, fell victim to a cyberattack in early April.
  • As a precautionary measure, access to the state’s election systems was cut off due to the malicious activity detected by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
  • No evidence of data exfiltration has been found so far.
  • This attack comes at a time when other Georgia counties are involved in legal battles related to attempts to overturn election results.

Article: https://cyberscoop.com/cyberattack-hits-georgia-county-at-center-of-voting-software-breach/

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