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A Russian-linked hacktivist group known as NoName057(16) claimed responsibility for cyberattacks on several Romanian websites over the weekend, as voters headed to the polls to elect a new president.  Among the targets of the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks were the official websites of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Romanian government, the Constitutional Court and several presidential candidates.

Romania’s National Directorate for Cyber Security (DNSC) confirmed the attacks,

As the US National Elections are coming quickly, all US eyes are on Russia and Iran to watch for an increase of cyber-attacks, aimed at the election process.  Russia remains the top source of troll networks disrupted on Facebook and Instagram, with Iran close behind, according to a threat report by social media giant Meta.  The company’s latest quarterly review, released on Thursday, states it has disrupted 39 covert influence operations originating in Russia since 2017, followed by 30 from Iran