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Operation Blackout
Operation Blackout was a counter-terrorism exercise that took place on November 5, 2019 in Washington, D.C.
The “election hacking tabletop exercise” simulated sabotage of civilian infrastructure, terrorism and psychological operations against American citizens on the day of the 2020 United States Presidential Election.
Participants
Organizers
The event was led by Cybereason, a private cybersecurity company. Participants included the Arlington County Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and United States Secret Service.1)
External links
1)
Operation Blackout Summary of Events. (2019, November 5). Cybereason. https://web.archive.org/web/20210701201116/https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/6548629/Operation-Blackout-Wrap-Up-Report-November-2019.pdf