WASHINGTON—The top U.S. intelligence official for election security warned that adversaries seeking to interfere in the 2020 elections have become “more sophisticated” as states prepare to hold the voting season’s first primaries and caucuses next month.
Shelby Pierson, the principal adviser on election threats in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, said Tuesday that actors intent on spreading malign influence have become more numerous and potent since Russia’s breaches in the 2016 election. She included Iran, China and North Korea, as well as Russia and hackers unaffiliated with governments, on the threat list. ... https://www.wsj.com/articles/foreign-threats-more-numerous-sophisticated-as-2020-election-looms-official-says-11579042613 _______________________________________________ Medianews mailing list [email protected] http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
