What Happened
Intensive Five-Week Operation to Block Foreign Hacking
The US Defense Department has ordered an intensive, five-week cyber and intelligence mobilization to protect the November midterm elections from foreign hacking and manipulation. The operation, which was first reported by Axios, involves four military spy agencies and civilian election officials. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed the order on September 28, tasking US Cyber Command, the National Security Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency with prioritizing election protection. The mobilization represents one of the most concentrated uses of military cyber assets for a domestic election in US history, according to the Pentagon, as reported by Unknown Source.