# Ohio Election Offices Counter Online Probing

During the November 3, 2026 midterms, election offices reported unsuccessful attempts to probe online services and guess login credentials. An Ohio ballot drop-box locator experienced five traffic spikes; unusual traffic fell after CAPTCHA was added. As of 9:30 p.m. ET, election security centers had received no reports of foreign influence operations. The incidents point to operational needs in election-system monitoring, bot mitigation, identity protection, and incident coordination, but the signal identifies no specific solicitation or contract award.

- Election officials and contractors supporting election systems may find demand for monitoring, credential protection, and bot-mitigation capabilities relevant to future planning.
- The CAPTCHA response provides a concrete example of a mitigation used to reduce unusual traffic to a public-facing election service.
- CISA is a relevant federal entity for election-security coordination; the signal does not identify a procurement vehicle, funding amount, or deadline.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Information Technology, Public Safety
**Topics:** Cybersecurity
**Published:** November 09, 2026

### Government Entities
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

### Sources
- [Election office reports failed attempts to hack its online services - Nextgov/FCW](https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2026/11/cisas-former-secure-design-chiefs-launch-their-own-software-safety-organization/417115) - Nextgov/FCW