The Office of the Secretary of State released the following statement regarding a phishing campaign affecting public and private organizations across the country.
"The Office of the Secretary of State is aware of an active cyber threat facing government entities throughout the country. Though we have no reason at this time to believe this is targeted at elections, we are working with our federal partners and have notified local elections officials.
"Out of an abundance of caution, the Office of the Secretary of State's Security Operations Center is taking proactive steps to increase our security posture in response to these events. We have activated our incident response plan. There has been no indication of compromise at the Office of the Secretary of State. Additionally, VoteWA.gov continues to be secure and available for the public to use."