Russian hackers targeted Arizona election system

[molova]

Source: Washington Post

Hackers targeted voter registration systems in Illinois and Arizona, and the FBI alerted Arizona officials in June that Russians were behind the assault on the election system in that state.

The bureau described the threat as “credible” and significant, “an eight on a scale of one to 10,” Matt Roberts, a spokesman for Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan (R), said Monday. As a result, Reagan shut down the state’s voter registration system for nearly a week.

It turned out that the hackers had not compromised the state system or even any county system. They had, however, stolen the username and password of a single election official in Gila County.

Roberts said FBI investigators did not specify whether the hackers were criminals or employed by the Russian government. Bureau officials on Monday declined to comment, except to say that they routinely advise private industry of cyberthreats detected in investigations.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/fbi-is-investigating-foreign-hacks-of-state-election-systems/2016/08/29/6e758ff4-6e00-11e6-8365-b19e428a975e_story.html

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They stole the username password of a county election official. Vladimir Putin is a very dangerous man.

[MBS]

1. Very troubling indeed. n/t

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. Your snark is misplaced. Vladimir Putin truly is a dangerous man. . . . . . nt

[molova]

4. There was no snark

A County can make a difference in a state election as close as Arizona. Plus there is the danger that other counties might be compromised in the future.

[trusty elf]

3. ....

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[michaz]

5. My question is...just what is this country doing about this? n/t

[Hugin]

7. Well, the military isn't doing much. Sequestration has them parked in 2011.

Please, send your letters of outrage to the Speaker-of-the-House, Senate Majority Leader, and any teabaggers you may know.

[Hugin]

6. Interesting that the media wouldn't touch this story when it was the DNC.

Even when Trumpski directly asked the Russian hackers to do it...

However, now that it's the AZ State... WELL! Fox News is all over it, non-stop.

Which... Makes me wonder if the plan is to use these "break-ins" as a reason to question the results of the GE. Maybe, these events have been part of the plan all along. Trump's tell is that he really isn't campaigning very hard. It would seem he thinks the hackers have got the Presidency all wrapped up in a bow for him.

[JudyM]

9. Maybe a foreign hacking is what we need to motivate a transition to better security of our

voting system.

How sad/pathetic is that!?