Saturday, October 1, 2016

FBI detects voter registration system breaches in 20 states

Once again the problem is not who gets elected now. The problem is will ANY voters accept whoever gets elected at all?

This much havoc with voting already has people prepared to not accept ANY result. This is much much worse than when Gore won the popular vote in 2000.

 

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FBI detects voter registration system breaches in 20 states

New York Daily News - ‎Sep 30, 2016‎
Many cybersecurity experts have said it would be nearly impossible for hackers to alter an election's outcome. (Joseph Sohm/Getty Images).
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FBI warns 20 states of hacking attempts after it detects voter registration system breaches

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation called state officials on Friday after finding evidence hackers attempted to tamper with voter registration systems in more than 20 states in recent months.
The calls come following increased worries that foreign hackers, potentially tied to Russia, could damage voters’ trust in free and fair elections, though the hacks haven’t been of election systems themselves.
It’s almost impossible to hack actual ballot boxes because they’re not online and are very decentralized, according to federal officials. Many cybersecurity experts have said it would be nearly impossible for hackers to alter an election's outcome.
A Homeland Security official told the Associated Press it was unclear whether the hackers were foreign or domestic. ABC News reported on Wednesday that more than 20 states were targeted.
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Many cybersecurity experts have said it would be nearly impossible for hackers to alter an election's outcome.

(Joseph Sohm/Getty Images)
The FBI last month warned state officials of the need to improve their election security after hackers targeted systems in Illinois and Arizona. FBI Director James Comey told lawmakers this week the agency is looking “very, very hard” at Russian hackers who may try to disrupt the U.S. election.
The attempted hacks have raised concerns on both sides of the aisle about the election. Democrats are up in arms after the Democratic National Committee and many officials were hacked by people with ties to the Kremlin, while GOP nominee Donald Trump has repeatedly warned about a “rigged election,” though he directed those worries at in-person voting fraud, something that almost never happens.
The Homeland Security Department has stepped up its outreach to states and localities, but it is up to them to ask for help. So far, 19 states have expressed interest in a general “cyber hygiene” scan of key websites — akin to ensuring windows in a home are properly closed, another Homeland Security official told the AP.
A JUNE 5, 2015, FILE PHOTO

The Homeland Security Department has stepped up its outreach to states and localities, but it is up to them to ask for help.

(Susan Walsh/AP)
The FBI has detected a variety of “scanning activities” that are early indications of hacking, Comey told the House Judiciary Committee this week.
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