Episode 96: State Elections Officials on Front Line against Russian Hackers

The Security Ledger article/podcast summary reports that a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack briefly disrupted Knox County, Tennessee’s election results website and frames local election officials as frontline targets for state-sponsored hackers (notably Russian-affiliated actors). The piece also warns about the growing threat of deep-fake videos and broader disinformation campaigns that could be used to manipulate voters and destabilize democratic processes.