Hackers are already laying groundwork to disrupt the 2026 midterms, research says

Check Point warns that ahead of the 2026 U.S. midterms attackers are likely to target election-adjacent infrastructure—campaign accounts, fundraising platforms, public websites and local governments—through phishing, credential theft, AI-enabled deception and foreign influence; the firm observed thousands of newly registered “vote”/“election” domains and reported exposed credentials linked to major fundraising platforms (roughly 9,500 for ActBlue and 6,500 for WinRed), and named Russia, Iran and China as principal state actors to monitor.