Updated on 2022-11-11: DDOS attacks on election day
Some websites operated by the Mississippi state government were knocked offline during the US midterm elections on Tuesday following DDOS attacks claimed by pro-Russian hacktivist groups. None of the attacked websites were involved in the vote and vote counting process. Read more: Mississippi Secretary of State website victim of cyberattack on Election Day
Overview
A DDoS attack knocked offline the Mississippi secretary of state’s office during the midterm election. A pro-Russian hacker claimed credit for the hack. Read more: Mississippi election websites knocked out by DDoS attack