Exclusive: National Guard called in to thwart cyberattack in Louisiana weeks before election

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Exclusive: The Louisiana National Guard was called in to stop a series of cyberattacks aimed at small government offices across the state weeks before Election2020, highlighting the cyber threat facing local governments. Bing_Chris reports

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- The Louisiana National Guard was called in to stop a series of cyberattacks aimed at small government offices across the state in recent weeks, according to two people with knowledge of the events, highlighting the cyber threat facing local governments in the run up to the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

It is unclear if the hackers sought to target systems tied to the election in Louisiana or were simply hoping for a payday. Yet the attacks raised alarms because of the potential harm it could have led to and due to evidence suggesting a sophisticated hacking group was involved. While staff at several government offices in northern Louisiana were successfully compromised as part of the campaign, according to the two people familiar with the incident response, the cyberattack was stopped in its early stages before significant harm was done.

One person familiar with the events said they assessed the hacker’s objective was to infect computers with ransomware, but added that it was difficult to determine because the attack was stopped in its early phases. Emotet, an increasingly common trojan often used against banks, was also deployed by the attackers and found on computers in Louisiana. When staff were hacked, their email accounts would sometimes be co-opted by the hackers to send malware to other colleagues.

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Quick, blame it on Iran.

Senate Republicans have been refusing to pass bills to prevent election interference ... here is statement in FEBRUARY from Senator Wyden BEGGING to bring Election safety bill that passed the house June 2019 to the senate floor

The National Guard? For cyber security? We're fucked.

Bing_Chris Did they lose their place in line at the food bank You know national guard members were at the food bank because trump' BORROWED' THEIR PAYROLL...this is the truth people. I bet you won't hear that on FOX NEWS.

Bing_Chris there are many threats to election integrity. Iran, Russia and North Korea are always present. But China and ballot harvesting are the most serious threats. Democrats and China have the most to lose.

Bing_Chris They gonna shoot the computers?

Bing_Chris

Bing_Chris I'm pretty sure that's the NSA's job.

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