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A screenshot of a declassified US government document: a National Intelligence Council Memorandum (NICM 2020-003) dated 15 January 2020, titled "Vulnerabilities in US 2020 Election Infrastructure." The page has the NIC seal at top left and header/footer text in red stating it was declassified by DNI Gabbard and approved for release by President Trump. The body text is a "Key Takeaway" section with a scope note and several bullet points assessing that Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea have the capability to access and potentially manipulate US election-related computer systems, though intentions are unknown. Several lines and blocks throughout the document (including parts of headings, one sentence, and classification/derivation lines at the bottom) are redacted with solid black bars.

Text in image: DECLASSIFIED BY DNI GABBARD on 16 March 2026 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE BY PRESIDENT TRUMP on 3 July 2026 NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE COUNCIL MEMORANDUM 15 January 2020 NICM 2020-003 ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Vulnerabilities in US 2020 Election Infrastructure (U) Key Takeaway ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Scope Note: This memo assesses the potential impact of cyber operations against US election infrastructure for the 2020 presidential election, including the voting process and integrity of results. It does not assess adversary intentions or views of US vulnerabilities. We assess that at least Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea have the capability to access and potentially manipulate data in US election-related computer systems, but we do not know whether they have specific plans to interfere with the functioning of these systems. We assess that centralized election-related data repositories, such as voter registration databases, pollbooks, and official election websites, are most vulnerable to exploitation, and adversaries could use access to these systems to disrupt election processes. Systems that tabulate, transmit, or display election results are vulnerable to localized exploitation but would be difficult to manipulate on a wide enough scale to alter the election outcome. Adversary claims of manipulation would be difficult to disprove and could undermine public confidence in election results. We judge that US adversaries, including at a minimum Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea, as well as nonstate groups, have the capability to compromise US election infrastructure for the 2020 presidential election. Adversaries gaining access to election-related systems could disrupt the voting process, steal sensitive data, or undermine confidence in the election results, but we do not know whether any of them have specific plans to manipulate election-related systems. Russia almost certainly reconnoitered all US state election networks during the 2016 election cycle, accessed election-related infrastructure in at least two states, and exfiltrated voter data from at least one state. Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea are all capable of conducting similar operations during the 2020 election cycle, judging from their known cyber capabilities and past operations. The availability of sophisticated computer network intrusion or attack tools on the dark web gives additional countries and nonstate actors the potential capability to interfere in the election. We judge that cyber criminals and hacktivists could also target election infrastructure for financial or political reasons, based on past incidents possibly or definitely attributed to such groups. (U) This memorandum was prepared under the auspices of the National Intelligence Officer (NIO) for Cyber. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Classified By: ■■■■■■■■ | Derived From: ■■■■■■■■ | Declassify On: ■■■■■■■■

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