Georgia county hits by cyberattack center of voting software breach

TLDR:

• Cyberattack hits Georgia county at the center of voting software breach.
• Coffee County’s access to statewide election systems severed due to unusual cyber activity.

In a recent cyberattack, the computer infrastructure of Coffee County, Georgia, was targeted, prompting state officials to cut off the county’s access to statewide election systems. The incident, detected by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, led to the declaration of a cyber incident by the county board. As a result, Coffee County’s access to Georgia’s statewide voter registration system and other election management systems was terminated. This breach marks the second incident in Georgia related to election infrastructure, with Coffee County being at the center of legal battles regarding the 2020 election. The extent and perpetrators of the cyberattack remain unclear, highlighting the ongoing challenges in securing election systems.