Ecuador’s national election agency says cyberattacks caused absentee voting issues

Ecuador’s national election on Sunday was marred by difficulties voting online for citizens living abroad — incidents the country’s election agency attributed to cyberattacks originating from seven different countries. On the day of the polls, absentee voters flooded social media to express their frustration at not being able to cast votes through an online system

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