There were tons of people worrying about cyber hacking in this recent midterm election cycle. Concerns about Russian, Chinese, and even North Korean hacking dominated the concerns of voting organizers. However, remarkably, no serious attempts at hacking the election/voting mechanisms were detected, at least according to major news reports about the matter. This article focuses on the state of Utah, which has highly prioritized cyber security in its elections. In fact, they were one of the first states to coordinate with DHS and the FBI to ensure the integrity of their voting systems. Perhaps the fact that more states took serious measures to protect themselves deterred would-be hackers?
https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900040705/election-night-why-utahs-cybersecurity-team-was-on-high-alert.html
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