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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are alerting the public of false claims that the U.S. voter registration data has been compromised in cyberattacks.The two agencies note that malicious actors are spreading disinformation to manipulate public "opinion and undermine confidence in U.S. democratic institutions."
According to the PSA, the actors present publicly accessible data as evidence of the hacks.
"Malicious actors continue to spread false or misleading information in an attempt to manipulate public opinion and undermine confidence in U.S. democratic institutions," the announcement reads.
"One of the most common tactics involves using obtained voter registration information as evidence to support false claims that a cyber operation compromised election infrastructure."
Voter registration data is publicly available and can be acquired from official sources, the PSA explains, so holding or republishing it does not constitute evidence of a compromise of voting infrastructure.
In terms of the practical consequences of foreign actors holding that information, FBI and CISA underline that it has no impact on the voting process or the election results.
As of today, intelligence agencies have no evidence of a cyberattack on U.S. election infrastructure that interrupted an election procedure or resulted in changes that would compromise the integrity of the process.