Check Point Research is conducting an ongoing study into cyber threats in the run-up to the 2020 US elections. Initial findings of the study show surges in the number of malicious domains related to the election. Furthermore, researchers at CPR have outlined their top 6 attack scenarios to most watch out for leading up to election-day.
Check Point researchers conducted a study on election-related domains between the months of June and October 2020. Compared to other domains registered during this time period, election-related domains have a 56% higher chance of being malicious. Since the middle of August until now, Check Point researchers documented an average of 1,545 new election-related domains registered each week, presenting a 24% increase from previous months. In the month of September, 16% of all election-related domains were found to be malicious.
