Moscow voting system hit by strong cyberattack during parliamentary election, Ifax reports
- On Friday, Russians began a three-day parliamentary election expected to return the ruling United Russia party to power in the State Duma, tightening President Vladimir Putin's control.
- Voting machines at several Moscow polling stations stopped working on Friday, while Russian Telegram channels reported numerous electronic terminals malfunctioned simultaneously without successful reboots.
- Some devices displayed the message "voter not found, please contact the precinct election commission chairperson," according to the Astra Telegram channel, while others experienced intermittent glitches.
- Central Election Commission head Ella Pamfilova said on Saturday that the online voting system faced a strong overnight attack, though she claimed the situation remains under control.
- The election proceeds with only a handful of Kremlin-tolerated opposition parties participating, ensuring predetermined outcomes despite technical disruptions and cyber attacks reported during voting.
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According to the authorities, the attacks have been countered. A new parliament is currently being elected in Russia, but there is no question of free elections.
Russia carries out war-torn elections Russia's legislative elections were the target of a hacker invasion, reported the country's state media this Saturday (19). ✅ Follow the international news channel of the g1 in WhatsApp According to the head of the Central Electoral Commission, Ella Pamfilova, the online voting system of Moscow, the Russian capital, was the target of a strong attack during the night, but the situation was controlled. Still, …
THE online voting system in Moscow was the target of a cyberattack last night in the midst of Russia's parliamentary elections.
The online voting system in Moscow has been under a massive external attack since Saturday night, but the situation is under control. This was announced today by the head of the Russian election commission, Ella Pamfilova, according to the TASS agency. She did not specify who was behind the attack.
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Nieuws.nlMOSCOW (ANP) - A possible cyberattack disrupted voting in Moscow during the Russian parliamentary elections. The problems with voting machines were resolved within twenty minutes, the head of the election commission in the city claimed, according to news agency TASS. "There was indeed yesterday..."
The system tasked with overseeing the parliamentary elections in Russia has been under external attack since last night. That attack is still ongoing, according to Ella Pamfilova, chairperson of the Russian Election Commission (CEC).
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