Check Point report warns hackers are preparing to disrupt 2026 US midterm elections
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Summary
A new report from cybersecurity firm Check Point warns that hackers are already preparing to disrupt the 2026 U.S. midterm elections by targeting campaigns, fundraising platforms, public websites, and local government systems. The research comes amid the Trump administration's push for new voting rules and ongoing questions about how intelligence officials are handling foreign election threats.
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· 2 pulledHackers are already preparing for the 2026 midterms, with a new report warning that campaigns, fundraising platforms, public websites and local government systems are at risk.
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.
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