
CEC Chairman Ella Pamfilova reported a large-scale cyber attack on the State Automated System “Elections”
Chairman of the Russian Central Election Commission Ella Pamfilova announced her readiness to repel attempts to discredit the elections on a single voting day in 2026 after a large-scale cyber attack on the “Elections” system.
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A cyber attack was carried out on the state automated system “Elections” in order to discredit the preparation of the DEG.
MOSCOW, September 17 - RIA Novosti. The Central Election Commission is ready to repel attempts to discredit the elections on a single voting day in 2026, said Ella Pamfilova, Chairman of the Russian Central Election Commission.
According to her, on Wednesday a large-scale cyber attack was carried out on the state automated system “Elections”, aimed at discrediting the technical preparation of remote electronic voting in the Russian Federation.

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