Russia’s efforts have been aimed at “disrespecting President Biden’s candidacy and the Democratic Party, supporting former President Trump, undermining public confidence in the election process and exacerbating socio-political divisions in the United States”.
“Unlike in 2016, we have not seen persistent Russian cyber attempts to gain access to electoral infrastructure,” the report notes.
The report also stated that “there is no indication that any foreign actor wanted to change any technical aspect of the voting process in the 2020 US election, including voter registration, ballot papers, voting on the ballot or reporting on the results.”
The conclusion reflects what the cyber arm of the Department of Homeland Security said the day after the 2020 presidential election.
“The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has been part of a whole effort over the past four years to ensure that American voters decide on US elections. It is important that, after millions of Americans voted, we have no evidence for “foreign countries were not able to prevent Americans from voting or change their vote counts,” CISA said at the time.
The report also describes the efforts of Iran and China to interfere in the elections.
‘We estimate that Iran has carried out a multiple campaign with a secret influence aimed at undermining the prospects of former President Trump’s re-election, although without directly promoting his opponents, the public’s confidence in the election process and US institutions would undermine, and divisions would sow and the conspiracy in the US, “it says.
“We estimate that China did not make interference efforts, but neither did it influence attempts to change the outcome of the U.S. presidential election, but neither did it use them,” it adds.
“Foreign malicious influence is a lasting challenge facing our country,” said Avril Haines, director of national intelligence. “These attempts by American opponents are trying to exacerbate divisions and undermine confidence in our democratic institutions. To meet this ongoing challenge requires a governmental approach based on an accurate understanding of the problem facing the intelligence community through assessments such as this one, seeks to provide. “
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