tion Day: Champaign County Clerk in Illinois says cyberattack has caused ‘connectivity problems’ The Champaign County clerk’s office is experiencing connectivity problems for its voting machines. This is what it calls a “cyber attack.” Tuesday, around noon, the Champaign County Clerk’s Office reported that its systems were experiencing poor performance and connectivity issues. The office believes the problems are caused by distributed denial of service (DDoS), attacks. FBI CHARGES TROIS IRANIANS IN CYBER ATTACKS TARGETING LOCAL UNITED STATES GOVERNMENTS, POWER COMPANIES “The Champaign County Clerk’s Office is aware that connectivity issues and computer server performance are being impacted,” the clerk’s official announced Tuesday via social media. “The Clerk’s Office believes that these are due cyber-attacks on network and servers.” The post continued to inform readers that these weren’t the first problems at the office. It stated that the clerk’s office had been subject to repeated DDoS attacks over the past month. REPUBLICANS PUSH DOJ TO INVESTIGATE CYBERATTACKS AGAINST CHRISTIAN, PRO-LIFE WEBSITES “For the past month, the Champaign County Clerk’s website has been the victim of repeated D-DOS attack. Fortunately, the strengthened security and response by the Clerk’s IT team have prevented these attacks being successful and the Clerk’s website has remained secure,” the post states. The office stated that voter information has not been compromised. This encourages voters to remain in line and not be discouraged from casting a vote. Tuesday’s statement went so far that it called the issues a “strategic, coordinated effort to undermine or destabilize our democratic system.” The post states that cyber-attacks are a coordinated and strategic effort to undermine and destabilize democracy. “The intention is to discourage you voting. This is a trap. The Clerk’s Office is committed in ensuring that every eligible voter in Champaign county has access to an open, fair, and free election. Keep your cool!