Cybersecurity became part of the national election conversation in 2016, as Russia targeted government networks with cyberattacks and an influence campaign that sought to spread disinformation and sow discord in the democratic process.
Four years later, the specter of this threat appeared again in the 2020 race, as officials said on Oct. 22 that Russian attackers broke into government systems.
But on the morning after Election Day, there are currently no reported attacks by nation-states against the U.S. This week had one major disclosure: The U.S. undertook cyber operations against Iranians earlier in recent days, The Washington Post reported. And on Oct. 12, Microsoft said it stopped a botnet that could distribute ransomware. At this point, there’s been no indication that a successful attack took place.
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