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Midterm Election : One in five of the websites voters use to confirm their voter registration details lack the cybersecurity protection

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  • With the midterms days away, voter registration websites in a fifth of states are at a greater risk from hackers because they lack a top-level .gov domain1
  • The states are: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico and Oklahoma – the Washington DC site is also unprotected1
  • US Cybersecurity agency CISA describes sites with the .gov domain as more secure than other domains, with two-factor authentication and closer monitoring

Ridgewood NJ, As America prepares for next week’s midterm elections, one in five of the websites millions of voters use to confirm their registration details lack the cybersecurity protection called for by the White House, research by NordVPN can reveal2.

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