Russia faces sustained cyberattacks on Moscow electronic voting system during election

Russia’s electronic voting system faced sustained cyberattacks during the second day of its three-day parliamentary election, officials said on Saturday.
Ella Pamfilova, head of the Russian Central Election Commission, told reporters that Moscow’s system was under a “very powerful attack, literally non-stop, all night long,” and that the assault continued into Saturday morning. She described it as “very large-scale and intense,” targeting Moscow specifically, but said the electronic voting system was still operating normally. Pamfilova did not disclose details about the nature of the attack or its perpetrators .
The Digital Ministry reported an attempted sabotage on a communication line in Russia’s Pacific regions but said voting was unaffected. Authorities claimed the attacks were being repelled, with technical experts working around the clock to counter them .
The election, which runs until Sunday, is the first parliamentary vote since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine on Friday of trying to “hinder” the vote, a claim Kyiv has not addressed. Ukraine has previously called the election farcical .
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