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    UNCLASSIFIED//LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE 22 December 2020 (U/FOUO) Threat Environment Leading into US Senate Runoff Election in Georgia (UIFOUD) Prepared by the Deparment cf Homeland Securty infligence Enterprise (DHS IE) Fold Operations ‘Dison (FD) Soutnoast Region, Countserrorém Mission Center (CTMC}, Cyber Mission Canter (CYMC), the Georgia Buroau of Investigation - Georgia Inxmation Shering and Analysis Conor (GEI-GISAC), Coordinatod withthe DHS Cyborsecunty and Crical inrasnicture Securty Agency (CISA) and te FBI Cyber Dison, Major Cyber Chimes intoiigence Unit (UMFOUO) Scope: This Field Analysis Report (FAR) examines detais of physical threats, malicious cyber incidents, and foreign influence operations potentially impacting or indicative of potential threats fo the US Senate runoff election in Georgia on § January 2021. This FAR only includes incidents potertially ‘harmful to human life or disruptive to US election security and does not cover other elaction-related ‘crimes or grievances. (U) Key Judgments ‘+ (UIFOUO) We judge that Georgia faces a potentially heightened physical threat environment over the course of Its US Senate runoff election cycle, which may drive ideologically motivated violence or threats of violence similar to those seen nationwide during the 2020 presidential and state election season. * (U/FOUO) We judge that incidents similar to those observed during the 2020 presidential election season—including unattributed suspicious scanning or probing of cyber networks, indirect Impacts from ransomware and other cybercrime, oF network disruptions not associated with malicious activity—likely could occur again during the runoff election, but their Impact would be similarly minimal. We do not have any indications that nation-state adversaries or other malicious cyber actors attempted fo alter any technical aspects of Georgia election networks or systems during the November 2020 election or are attempting to disrupt or interfere with Georgia's election networks ahead of the US Senate runoff election. © (U/FOUO) We assess that foreign threat actors view the national significance of Georgla’s US Senate runoff election as an opportunity to use social media and other Influence tactics focused on the stat. aan acta Urata i fear pe ra od hh iets hed ean OF GSN Tan (4 Meng Th eae tan CASFLOWORCHIA AC CE) ra ty et fp ff Wri a LE wy facet crteactctenai nll arya pene een Bao fa Read yon oa aos Seo ‘dn wir cra my it ote op os Sao el pbalnanaeeeaaa ee = NOMRESIEIED TUL ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE (UIFOUD) Potential for Heightened Physical Threat Environment Leading into Runoff Election (GHEQUO) We judge that Georgia faces a “potealially heightened physical threat _» Stivironment over the course of its US Senate Fathsff election cycle, which may drive % “Hdeslegically motivated violence or threats of violence similar to those seen nationwide leading into the 2020 presidential and stat election season. We base this assessment on a review of national and local media coverage, relevant social media postings, state law enforcement officials detailing ideologically (U) Georgia's US Senate Runoff Election (U) Georgia is holding a runof election for both ofits US Senate seats on 5 January 2021. Under Georgia slate law, the top two candidates for seat must. Compete in @ runoff when neither candidate receives the required majorty (6, more than 80%) ofthe vole. States rarely have both US Senate seats open during ‘same election, and both seats being subject to ‘simutaneous runoff elections is unusual. Georgia's ‘unof electon wll decide which party controls tho US ‘Sonate ands expocted fo draw significant national ‘motivated violence or threats of violence, and DHS election violence assessments that have been disseminated over the previous six months.* Incidents of violence in or near the state capitol, courts, and other symbolic politcal institutions—similar to

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