China, Russia, Iran Trying To Influence, Compromise U.S. Elections, Senior Intel Official Warns

摘要

China, Russia and Iran are all attempting to influence the upcoming national elections in November, using traditional and social media to penetrate networks used by campaigns, candidates and election systems, a senior U.S. intelligence official warned last Friday. "Today, we see our adversaries seeking to compromise the private communications of U.S. political campaigns, candidates and other political targets," William Evanina, director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC), said in a statement issued through the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). "Our adversaries also seek to compromise our election infrastructure, and we continue to monitor cyber actors trying to gain access to U.S. state and federal networks, including those responsible for managing elections."