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Showing Original Post only (View all)2016 election is officially illegitimate. TIME: Hackers Altered Voter Rolls [View all]
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Election Hackers Altered Voter Rolls, Stole Private Data, Officials Say
Massimo Calabresi - Jun 22, 2017
The hacking of state and local election databases in 2016 was more extensive than previously reported, including at least one successful attempt to alter voter information, and the theft of thousands of voter records that contain private information like partial Social Security numbers, current and former officials tell TIME.
In one case, investigators found there had been a manipulation of voter data in a county database but the alterations were discovered and rectified, two sources familiar with the matter tell TIME. Investigators have not identified whether the hackers in that case were Russian agents.
The fact that private data was stolen from states is separately providing investigators a previously unreported line of inquiry in the probes into Russian attempts to influence the election. In Illinois, more than 90% of the nearly 90,000 records stolen by Russian state actors contained drivers license numbers, and a quarter contained the last four digits of voters Social Security numbers, according to Ken Menzel, the General Counsel of the State Board of Elections.
Congressional investigators are probing whether any of this stolen private information made its way to the Trump campaign, two sources familiar with the investigations tell TIME.
If any campaign, Trump or otherwise, used inappropriate data the questions are, How did they get it? From whom? And with what level of knowledge? the former top Democratic staffer on the House Intelligence Committee, Michael Bahar, tells TIME. That is a crux of the investigation."
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Election Hackers Altered Voter Rolls, Stole Private Data, Officials Say
Massimo Calabresi - Jun 22, 2017
The hacking of state and local election databases in 2016 was more extensive than previously reported, including at least one successful attempt to alter voter information, and the theft of thousands of voter records that contain private information like partial Social Security numbers, current and former officials tell TIME.
In one case, investigators found there had been a manipulation of voter data in a county database but the alterations were discovered and rectified, two sources familiar with the matter tell TIME. Investigators have not identified whether the hackers in that case were Russian agents.
The fact that private data was stolen from states is separately providing investigators a previously unreported line of inquiry in the probes into Russian attempts to influence the election. In Illinois, more than 90% of the nearly 90,000 records stolen by Russian state actors contained drivers license numbers, and a quarter contained the last four digits of voters Social Security numbers, according to Ken Menzel, the General Counsel of the State Board of Elections.
Congressional investigators are probing whether any of this stolen private information made its way to the Trump campaign, two sources familiar with the investigations tell TIME.
If any campaign, Trump or otherwise, used inappropriate data the questions are, How did they get it? From whom? And with what level of knowledge? the former top Democratic staffer on the House Intelligence Committee, Michael Bahar, tells TIME. That is a crux of the investigation."
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2016 election is officially illegitimate. TIME: Hackers Altered Voter Rolls [View all]
L. Coyote
Jun 2017
OP
This is exactly right! The whole scheme would be to kick folks to provisional ballots.
KeepItReal
Jun 2017
#6
One aspect of the grand scheme, shaving points at every possible point in the process.
L. Coyote
Jun 2017
#64
You don't have to hack vote totals if you can keep certain people from voting on the machines
KeepItReal
Jun 2017
#10
The one question I have is ... don't you think we'd have heard of massive outcries of people denied
mr_lebowski
Jun 2017
#38
Exactly. You'd think someone like me would have produced a film about that, right?
L. Coyote
Jun 2017
#49
All good points, and this kind of interfernce can be targeted at solid blue areas.
L. Coyote
Jun 2017
#78
well, I was a Bernie supporter but voted for Hillary. I don't do third parties ever. nt
m-lekktor
Jun 2017
#41
SCOTUS cant do that as thats beyond their power nor can they order his removal as there are only two
cstanleytech
Jun 2017
#29
2004 mean exit poll red shift 1.5% and alarm bells ---- 2016 red shift 4.7% and crickets.
L. Coyote
Jun 2017
#63
I "invested" $10 in Jill Stein's recount efforts hoping for a few votes to turn up.
BigmanPigman
Jun 2017
#25
Of course. It's been evident that the fix was in from about 8 PM election night.
NRaleighLiberal
Jun 2017
#24
Figures into why the cons fought to stop the recount initiated by Stein. Eom
Lyricalinklines
Jun 2017
#37
Actually, the black box push started after Florida 2000 and the hanging chads, with HAVA.
L. Coyote
Jun 2017
#73
If they had altered voter rolls enough to swing the election it would be obvious by nkw
Lee-Lee
Jun 2017
#47
Election Results Officially Look Invalid After Voting Machine Hack Confirmed Across 39 States
L. Coyote
Jun 2017
#81