An individual, group, organization, or government that executes an attack. Extended Definition: A party acting with malicious intent to compromise an information system. Related Term(s): adversary, threat agent (Adapted from: Barnum & Sethi (2006), NIST SP 800-63 Rev 1) (NICCS)
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An individual, group, organization, or government that executes an attack. Extended Definition: A party acting with malicious intent to compromise an information system. Related Term(s): adversary, threat agent (Adapted from: Barnum & Sethi (2006), NIST SP 800-63 Rev 1) (NICCS)
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Attacker. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 21, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/attacker
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