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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 Whoever on Friday June 16 2017, @02:52PM (1 child)
If the objective is not to change the outcome of the election, but to make people skeptical of the election's legitimacy, then Russia actually benefits from letting the tracks go back to Russia.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 16 2017, @05:11PM
No don't you see, the Russians planted the evidence because they knew if we found no evidence it would prove it was them. This is standard conspiracy 101 level stuff on InfoWars.