Moscow Election Officials Report Technical Glitch on First Voting Day, Cite Hacker Attacks
Moscow election authorities attributed a brief technical disruption at online voting terminals to hacker attacks, saying systems were restored within 20 minutes.
Election officials in Moscow reported a technical glitch affecting online voting terminals on the first day of voting, according to TASS. An official identified as Kirillova stated that operational activities were fully restored within 20 minutes.
The disruption was attributed to hacker attacks by authorities, though no further details about the scope of the incident or the nature of the attacks were provided in available reports.
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