Brian Kemp Was Told of Georgia Voter-Rolls Vulnerability Hours Before He Accused GA Dems: Report

[DonViejo]

Source: The Daily Beast



The office of Brian Kemp—the man responsible for running Georgia’s elections as secretary of state while he’s also locked in a tight race for governor—was informed Saturday that cybersecurity experts had identified a “massive vulnerability” in the state’s voter-registration system. However, the following day, Kemp appeared to ignore those concerns and instead attacked Georgia Democrats by announcing they were under investigation for hacking, the investigative journalism outlet Who What Why reports. The vulnerabilities, Who What Why reports, would allow “anyone with minimal computer expertise” to change or cancel the registrations of millions of Georgia voters. “For such an easy and low-hanging vulnerability to exist, it gives me zero confidence in the capabilities of the system administrator, software developer, and the data custodian,” the owner of a data-security consulting firm told Who What Why. Kemp is that data custodian.

After Who What Why reported on the vulnerabilities early Sunday, Kemp’s office pivoted and launched a hacking investigation against Georgia Democrats. “While we cannot comment on the specifics of an ongoing investigation, I can confirm that the Democratic Party of Georgia is under investigation for possible cybercrimes,” said Kemp press secretary Candice Broce on Sunday. “We can also confirm that no personal data was breached and our system remains secure.” Kemp is facing off against Democrat Stacey Abrams on Nov. 6.


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[dchill]

1. K&R.

[BadGimp]

2. Pretty Genius Move imo.

No time for the truth to reveal it'self before the election.

He takes a significant disadvantage and turns it into a real base motivator. Very Trumpian.

[CharleyDog]

7. yes, that is some high-level, instinctive ratfuckery right there

Excellent reveal on how these republicans operate. Makes you think about how much we DON'T know of their corruption.

[gademocrat7]

3. K&R!

[brush]

4. So Kemp, the SOS and custodian, has been asleep at wheel for years...

and to save face tries to blame it on the Dems.

Typical incompetent, repug cheater.

Hope the word gets out to the voters who the real culprit is.

[asiliveandbreathe]

5. PCC Technologies INC...in who what why report..not just Georgia...yes, Kemp knows..

Thanks to DonViejo and The Daily Beast....let the light shine in on their corruption...

https://whowhatwhy.org/2018/11/04/kemps-aggressive-gambit-to-distract-from-election-security-crisis/

Changes to voter registration information could create chaos on Election Day: long lines to vote, voters going to the wrong precinct, voters being given the wrong ballot, or not showing up on the polls at all.
Georgia may not be alone. These security flaws may well exist in other states.

A Connecticut-based private contractor, PCC Technologies Inc., has contracts to manage voter registration systems for Georgia and 14 other states. PCC also runs online voter registration for six of them, including Georgia. If these vulnerabilities exist in Georgia, they could also be present in other states where PCC operates.

Matt Bernhard, a Ph.D. student in computer science at the University of Michigan focusing on voting technology, found that personally identifiable information could also be accessed through North Carolina’s voter page, which PCC also manages..

[Bengus81]

6. This would be like a building inspector telling you the way you wired the electric.....

in your home could cause a fire. Instead of fixing it to code specifications you call the cops and tell them that the inspector is an arsonist and has threatened to burn your home down.

[demgrrrll]

9. good one.

[duforsure]

8. That's their playbook

Just like trump. Always accuse others with something to direct attention away from what you're doing.

[BumRushDaShow]

10. Been trying to dig up what other states use this contractor

outside of GA and NC mentioned in the OP's link, I found this - https://pcctechnologyinc.com/clients/ - TX, VT

THEN I just found a client list from PCC -

VOTER REGISTRATION & ELECTION MANAGEMENT
VOTER REGISTRATION

Alaska
Connecticut
Georgia
Idaho
Indiana
Louisiana
Maine
New Hampshire
New Jersey
North Carolina
Rhode Island
Texas
Vermont
Washington
West Virginia

https://pcctechnologyinc.com/client-list/

I also saw they responded to a RFP from Delaware this past January.

[scipan]

14. thanks.

I wonder who has the voting machines.

I will be shocked if Kemp doesn't win.

[BumRushDaShow]

15. I also noticed that some (not all) of these states

also participated/participate in that damn "CrossCheck" interstate thing too, so a double whammy -



-map was embedded in a reply to this tweet (from this past June) -

Link to tweet

TEXT
Sam Levine
✔
@srl

Breaking news: Federal judge blocks Indiana law allowing state to remove voters from the rolls based on match from Interstate Crosscheck program, a system run by Kansas SoS Kris Kobach
4:04 PM - Jun 8, 2018

Link to tweet

TEXT
Ockham'sToothbrush @gotravelgear
· Jun 8, 2018
Replying to @brianoloughlin9 and 2 others

That's an old graphic. KY dropped out...just like 7 other states who found that #Crosscheck was too imprecise and wasteful.

Beth 🇺🇸🌊 #VoteThemOut @BethR_27516

Here's the most recent map I could find for #Crosscheck states. pic.twitter.com/Y483wsf506
11:36 PM - Jun 8, 2018

I think there are Diebold machines still out there in some of these locations.

[Kurt V.]

11. if kemp gets elected

whats to stop every SOS in the coutry doing the same?

[Botany]

12. The ease of being hacked is no mistake

Gotta leave some backdoors open in order to make sure "they" get the right outcome.

[saidsimplesimon]

13. Stacey Abrams is Presidential material

The liars can smell the agony of defeat. Like our man for Moscow, they will lie, cheat and commit criminal acts because they think they are above the law.