US officials fear ransomware attack against 2020 election

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US officials fear ransomware attack against 2020 election

Set to begin protecting voter registration databases, systems.

The US government plans to launch a program in roughly one month that narrowly focuses on protecting voter registration databases and systems ahead of the 2020 presidential election. These systems, which are widely used to validate the eligibility of voters before they cast ballots, were ...

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