Georgia secretary of state’s office says it repelled cyberattack

The secretary of state’s office in Georgia was targeted in a cyberattack aimed at crashing the absentee voting website, with over 420,000 attempts made from around the world. Security experts were able to thwart the attack, and the office suspects it may have been orchestrated by a foreign country. Despite the cyberattack, early voting in Georgia for the presidential election has seen record numbers, with over 310,000 ballots cast on the first day. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI are aware of the incident, and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger predicts record turnout in Georgia this year.