States are building their own election defense networks as federal support evaporates

A batch of CyberScoop reports highlights escalating nation-state cyber activity, prosecutions, and defensive shifts. The EU, U.K. and partners sanctioned Russian actors (including Turla) and attributed destructive espionage to the FSB, while joint advisories warn Russian state hackers are actively targeting network devices across critical sectors. At the domestic level U.S. election officials are building state-level defense networks amid waning federal trust; CISA published a forensic report and mitigation actions after a major credential leak. Law enforcement actions include a guilty plea in