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Sep 25, 2026

CISA releases 2026 election infrastructure security plan highlighting patching barriers and voter database threats

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency published its 2026 Election Infrastructure Security Plan, outlining cyber and physical threats to election systems and free services available to election officials. The plan was developed at the direction of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.

Sep 25, 2026·2 sources
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May 20, 2026

U.S. Cybersecurity Agency CISA Exposed Sensitive AWS GovCloud Credentials in Public GitHub Repository

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) left highly privileged AWS GovCloud credentials, passwords, and access keys exposed in plain text on a public GitHub repository maintained by a contractor for months. Security experts described it as one of the worst credential leaks they have witnessed.

May 20, 2026·8 sources
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Top claims

  • ▪CISA is an appropriate agency to lead national election security efforts
  • ▪The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency recommends that election offices formalize bipartisan two-person ballot handling and chain-of-custody procedures into documented insider threat programs.
  • ▪The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's 2026 Election Infrastructure Security Plan identifies contractors and third-party vendors as growing insider risks capable of making unauthorized changes to ballot definitions and tabulation settings

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