Requests to block federal agencies from sharing federal data with states and to condition federal election funding were denied by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly.

The order seeks to withhold federal funding from states that don’t comply, sparking a heated backlash from legal and election experts.

Critics said the decision creates broad uncertainty among other stakeholders who work to protect elections.

The moves happened Thursday and Friday last week, per a source.

The IC said Moscow-directed actors and other countries could threaten election officials with violence to disrupt vote counting and certification.

The individuals allegedly used spearphishing and malware to target the accounts of “dozens” of current and former U.S. officials. 

The changes would permit federal candidates and current officeholders to use campaign funds to pay for software, devices and services and cover family members and campaign staff.

The report gave CISA high marks for its election security work but raised questions about a lack of strategic guidance from DHS.

Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon spoke with CyberScoop about election security, funding fights with Congress and how to tackle disinformation.

Once a side issue, nearly every topic brought up during a House hearing on elections related to cybersecurity or false claims around election fraud.