Someone (believed to the Russians) is trying to hack state voter registration systems (1 Viewer)

[superchuck500]

This kinda stuff is scary. Possible manipulation of American elections by foreign agents seems like a huge vulnerability. And we're supposed to rely on the states to make sure their security is up to snuff? God help us.

And we are going to have a president who either (1) doesn't understand email servers and lost as many as 11 official blackberries in several years, OR (2) is a wholly unprepared social-media junkie who refers to this issue as "the cyber."

I really wish our two choices weren't 70 years old. ******* Baby Boomers.

Washington (CNN)The FBI has discovered attempted hacks of voter registration sites in more than a dozen states according to two law enforcement officials. US investigators believe that Russia is behind those attempted hacks the officials said.

Earlier Wednesday, FBI Director James Comey spoke of additional attempted hacks at a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, but did not specify a number.

"There have been a variety of scanning activities which is a preamble for potential intrusion activities as well as some attempted intrusions at voter database registrations beyond those we knew about in July and August. We are urging the states just to make sure that their deadbolts are thrown and their locks are on and to get the best information they can from DHS just to make sure their systems are secure," he said.

FBI director: Hackers 'poking around' voter systems - CNNPolitics.com

 

[Alan]

It's not the Russians and it isn't foreign. Hillary is getting slaughtered. If she goes and they lose the WH then you can bet "they" will be running for cover. The cold war needs to end and we need to become an ally. Putin understands that otherwise he would have unloaded a firestorm on Syria when we went "oops" my bad for bombing the people that were holding ISIS at bay. No that was not a FF "accident" in this day and age of tech.

 

[superchuck500]

It's not the Russians and it isn't foreign. Hillary is getting slaughtered. If she goes and they lose the WH then you can bet "they" will be running for cover. The cold war needs to end and we need to become an ally. Putin understands that otherwise he would have unloaded a firestorm on Syria when we went "oops" my bad for bombing the people that were holding ISIS at bay. No that was not a FF "accident" in this day and age of tech.

 

[Galbreath34]

There's no way electronic voting is anything but a means to open the polls up to attacks, manipulation, and/or mistrust. Anyone that understood tech has said this since the irrational push to "go electronic" started with the hanging chads in 2000. All the smarter and higher tech states have done things to create an even stronger paper trail if anything (like WA switching to mail in paper ballots only).

https://ballotpedia.org/Voting_methods_and_equipment_by_state

Look at which states have no paper trail.

 

[Alan]

There's no way electronic voting is anything but a means to open the polls up to attacks, manipulation, and/or mistrust. Anyone that understood tech has said this since the irrational push to "go electronic" started with the hanging chads in 2000. All the smarter and higher tech states have done things to create an even stronger paper trail if anything (like WA switching to mail in paper ballots only).

https://ballotpedia.org/Voting_methods_and_equipment_by_state

Look at which states have no paper trail.

Hey I am with you, I have been in IT since 91.
I would rather a valid trail than an electronic footprint that can be altered.

 

[mt15]

I think it's time to realize that Russia is taking an extremely active role in this election. Well, not only this election, actually, they are waging a propaganda foray into the US, and the right wing is embracing their efforts. They are using social media and the Internet to influence the US in general. This isn't a benign effort, BTW. It is frightening, chuck, but I don't think it's fair to characterize both candidates equally here. One of them is already in the bag for Russia, and I trust the other one to have the intelligence and resolve to take good advice and get up to speed on the issue.

 

[JimEverett]

This is voter registration, not voting.

It's a problem still, but I think having 50 state systems would make it more difficult to attack than one national system. But I am sure we will hear calls to put voter registration in the hands of D.C.

 

[Saint_Ward]

I expect a potential massive phishing attack with this information. Many states collect e-mails. I've already been e-mailed by the democratic party to sign up for mail in ballot or to make sure my information is up to date.

I haven't looked at them hard to make sure they're legit (likely are). But I'd be cautious.

 

[superchuck500]

This is voter registration, not voting.

It's a problem still, but I think having 50 state systems would make it more difficult to attack than one national system. But I am sure we will hear calls to put voter registration in the hands of D.C.

True but voter rolls can be manipulated and certain demographics could be deleted. They show up to vote and at minimum it's a huge mess.

 

[not2rich]

Not to worry. GOP state houses have been all over voter fraud concerns.

 

[Goatman Saint]

Not to worry. GOP state houses have been all over voter fraud concerns.

Yeah on the personal side voter I'd laws and such. These are hacks on the system. Russia darent walking up to vote without an id. They would erase large numbers of voters to cause huge problems with the election.


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[Saint_Ward]

Ok my side note caused enough drama for now... Let's get back to the potential damage of voter registration hacks.

EDIT: I moved all the discussion to a new thread. Sorry Chuck.

 

[not2rich]

Yeah on the personal side voter I'd laws and such. These are hacks on the system. Russia darent walking up to vote without an id. They would erase large numbers of voters to cause huge problems with the election.


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I was trying to be sarcastic. Republicans spending time and energy on minority voter suppression - sorry, voter ID laws - to solve a non-existent, pre-textual problem.

Instead of looking at a real vulnerability that truly could corrupt election results.

 

[Saint_Ward]

I wonder if this is a set up for the eventual Trump loss and complaint that the voting was rigged/tampered with.

Thanks Putin for making my allegation reality - Trump

 

[SystemShock]

 

[Goatman Saint]

I was trying to be sarcastic. Republicans spending time and energy on minority voter suppression - sorry, voter ID laws - to solve a non-existent, pre-textual problem.



Instead of looking at a real vulnerability that truly could corrupt election results.

Sorry with this election the bizarre world of normal and outlandish has become so intertwined who knows what to believe anymore.


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