To varying degrees, different types of malware have various tasks. But in general, malware is designed to disrupt elections and suppress voting. Hackers use applications with adware technology as part of a two-pronged attack. First, they collect information about the target, and then they use that data to send phishing attacks.
According to Kenneth Geers, a chief research scientist at Comodo Network Security and former NATO network security, Comodo has seen a surge in Trojan horses deployed in Arizona, Florida, Nevada, Tennessee and Wisconsin since July. Comodo has seen a dramatic increase in malware, such as ransomware and adware in Minnesota, Missouri, and New Jersey, with the intent of collecting data on campaigns and voters and then using that data to launch targeted follow-up attacks.
It is almost impossible to attribute the growth of malware to any particular role before the midterm elections. US government experts are tracking several clues. Digital clues and their scum traces may allow experts to discover the purpose of superpowers such as Russia.
Via: CNET
