Hackers are already laying groundwork to disrupt the 2026 midterms, research says
Detroit voters at the polls inside Central United Methodist Church on November 5, 2024 in downtown Detroit, Michigan. Sarah Rice/Getty Images
ByDavid DiMolfetta,
Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW
June 1, 2026 06:00 AM ET
The report from cybersecurity firm Check Point lands as the Trump administration pushes new voting rules and intelligence officials face questions about how they are handling foreign election threats.
Hackers are already preparing for the 2026 midterms, with a new report warning that campaigns, fundraising platforms, public websites and local governments could face a wave of phishing, credential theft, artificial intelligence-generated deception and foreign influence activity.
The findings, produced by cybersecurity firm Check Point, do not point to voting machines as the most likely near-term target, but instead warn that attackers are more likely to exploit infrastructure around elections — like campaign accounts and fundraising platforms — to steal credentials, impersonate...
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