The FBI warned state electoral boards on Aug. 18 to safeguard their voter registration records after two states were targeted by cyberattacks. Illinois lost 200,000 voter records, Arizona shut down parts of its voter registration system, and malicious software was found. The FBI warning likely reflects rising concern within the U.S. government around the security of the election in light of the attacks against various Democratic Party organizations in June. One cybersecurity expert initially called the FBI alert “big” but later clarified on Twitter: “This is ‘big'”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/analysis-fbi-warning-about-voter-database-attacks-a-9369