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Russia's cyberattack on the U.S. electoral system before Donald Trump's election was far more widespread than has been publicly revealed, including incursions into voter databases and software systems in almost twice as many states as previously reported.
In Illinois, investigators found evidence that cyber intruders tried to delete or alter voter data. The hackers accessed software designed to be used by poll workers on Election Day, and in at least one state accessed a campaign finance database. Details of the wave of attacks, in the summer and fall of 2016, were provided by three people with direct knowledge of the U.S. investigation into the matter. In all, the Russian hackers hit systems in a total of 39 states, one of them said.
[...] The new details, buttressed by a classified National Security Agency document recently disclosed by The Intercept, show the scope of alleged hacking that federal investigators are scrutinizing as they look into whether Trump campaign officials may have colluded in the efforts. But they also paint a worrisome picture for future elections: The newest portrayal of potentially deep vulnerabilities in the U.S.'s patchwork of voting technologies comes less than a week after former FBI Director James Comey warned Congress that Moscow isn't done meddling.
(Score: 2) by bradley13 on Friday June 16 2017, @11:32AM
You have some interesting points. However, I do disagree that security is better today that it used to be. Even disregarding all of the 0-day exploits that keep popping up, we have the largest security hole of all: stupid users who click on phishing links (Colin Powell and John Podesta), stupid providers who use security questions (Sarah Palin), and back to stupid users who think "password" is a password (John Podesta again).
It really doesn't take the powers of a a national government to hack email accounts and servers, when you have users practically begging to be hacked...
Everyone is somebody else's weirdo.