US senators get digging to find out the truth about FCC DDoS attack

By Shaun Nichols

Senate Democrats are pressing government officials to explain their claims on election tampering and cyberattacks.

Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) is heading up a pair of efforts to look into the FCC’s claim that its comment system was hit by a DDoS attack in 2014 and 2017, and to examine whether the US Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is properly handling its oversight of anti-hacking protections ahead of the mid-term ballots.

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Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/

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