Saturday, October 01, 2016

Hackers and our elections

John Sexton reports at Hot Air,
Hackers have attempted to enter election systems in at least 20 states. NBC News published this scoop last night:
The “attempted intrusions” targeted online systems like registration databases, and not the actual voting or tabulation machines that will be used on Election Day and are not tied to the Internet.

The DHS official described much of the activity as “people poking at the systems to see if they are vulnerable.”

“We are absolutely concerned,” the DHS official said. “The concern is the ability to cause confusion and chaos.”
Read more here.

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