CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- The Champaign County Clerk’s Office is reporting that cyber attacks are having an impact on voting.
Connectivity issues and computer server performance was affected, according to the Champaign County Clerk’s Office.
"For the past month, the Champaign County Clerk’s website has been the target of repeated D-DOS attacks," the Champaign County Clerk's office said in a statement."
"Fortunately, the reinforced security and response from the Clerk’s IT team has prevented these attacks from being successful and the Clerk's website has remained secured."
The Clerk's office emphasized that no data or information was compromised and the election is secure.
"These cyber-attacks are a strategic and coordinated effort to undermine and destabilize our democratic process. Election judges and staff are doing everything they can to process voters according to the requirements of election law while navigating these attacks."
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