Hackers Claim Breach of Russian Election Systems Days Before Parliamentary Vote

## Executive summary An anonymous group named CikLeak claims to have infiltrated systems tied to Russia's Central Election Commission and contractors (including Rostelecom/Tsifrotekh) and exfiltrated internal documents, configurations, credentials, source code, and developer chats ahead of the September 2026 State Duma vote; some documents were partially authenticated by an independent outlet but there is no independent technical confirmation of the scale or whether vote-casting systems were impacted. The allegation is unverified, timed to influence public confidence in the election, and highlights the continued targeting risk to election-adjacent infrastructure.