As expected, the run-up into the 2024 Presidential Election is providing a predictably unstable information environment. This in turn creates a wide variety of options and opportunities for cyber-borne threats actors of all types and all motivations, and this report serves as a useful reminder that this will continue to escalate until (and beyond) election day itself.
Primary security concerns around the 2024 Presidential Election include AI-driven misinformation dissemination, hacking of voter databases and tampering with voting machines. Preparation requires robust cybersecurity protocols, staff training and deploying AI-driven detection systems.
Of particular note is the volume of records available on the dark web in 2024. While it may be difficult to use these records to commit the kind of fraud or attacks that would directly modify the outcome of an election, it's certainly a cheap and simple exercise to simply highlight the possibility of their use as a way to instill distrust in the democratic process and to potentially affect and manipulate voter turnout.
Combating this threat necessitates developing AI-driven detection tools and promoting media literacy among the populace. Threat actors exploit AI for sophisticated cyberattacks on election infrastructure, often through AI-generated malware and automated phishing.
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