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 China, Russia and Iran are looking to disrupt the U.S. electoral process before November’s vote, including attempts at compromising the private communications of political campaigns and candidates, a top U.S. intelligence official warned.                                                     William Evanina  director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, said on Friday that federal officials continue to monitor hackers trying to gain access to state and federal networks, including those responsible for managing elections. Foreign adversaries are using traditional news outlets as well as social media sites as a way to “sway U.S. voters’ preferences and perspectives, to shift U.S. policies, to increase discord and to undermine confidence in our democratic process,” he said.                ...

Britney Spears' conservator ship hearing was postponed after hackers  accessed the court's video link system.                                                    The 38-year-old pop star's latest court date was scheduled for Wednesday, but four individuals "illegally accessed" the online proceedings and “refused to leave” when ordered to by the judge, according to The Blast sources.The hackers were not authorised to listen to the private hearing, so the "frustrated" judge was forced to stop proceedings and postpone them until August. "LA Court Connect is not authorised for use by anyone other than litigants and attorneys and others involved in a case. It is not authorised for media use," a spokesperson for the Los Angeles courts told The Blast.                               ...