Federal Judge Warns Foreign Hackers Could Target Election Cases

‘Now is a time when everyone in the judiciary needs to stay alert,’ said U.S. Circuit Judge Michael Scudder.
Federal Judge Warns Foreign Hackers Could Target Election Cases
A voting site during the primary election in Elkridge, Md., on May 14, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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A federal appeals court judge has warned members of the U.S. federal judiciary to guard against possible cyberattacks by foreign adversaries who may interfere in election-related cases.

U.S. Circuit Judge Michael Scudder, who chairs a committee on information technology for the federal courts, warned of the potential election-year hacking risk during a meeting of the U.S. Judicial Conference, the judiciary’s top policymaking body, in Washington.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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