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posted by martyb on Friday June 16 2017, @05:22AM   Printer-friendly
from the he-said-penetrated dept.

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.

https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-06-13/russian-breach-of-39-states-threatens-future-u-s-elections


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  • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Friday June 16 2017, @06:30PM (5 children)

    by bob_super (1357) on Friday June 16 2017, @06:30PM (#526553)

    > Hopefully after the impeachment they'll get Sanders as leader and HE will win.

    You are fully aware that Sanders is too old and won't run again, and the impeachment will bring us president Pence instead?

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 16 2017, @09:02PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 16 2017, @09:02PM (#526627)

    Pence just hired a lawyer. [usatoday.com] The Speaker of the House is next in line after the Vice President.

    • (Score: 2) by J053 on Saturday June 17 2017, @01:15AM (2 children)

      by J053 (3532) <dakineNO@SPAMshangri-la.cx> on Saturday June 17 2017, @01:15AM (#526724) Homepage

      The Speaker of the House is next in line after the Vice President.

      Only if they both go at the same time, which isn't going to happen. If Trump is impeached, Pence will become President and then appoint a VP (who will need Senate confirmation) - it might or might not be Ryan.

      The best outcome we could have would be an echo of the Agnew-Nixon-Ford sequence - get rid of Pence first, force Trump to appoint someone ('cause he can't just leave the office vacant), then impeach Trump - but I doubt that will happen. More likely is Trump is impeached or resigns (probably for "health" reasons - I mean really, have you seen this guy?) and then Pence would get to appoint someone as VP who would be such a bad choice for the top job as to make him un-impeachable.

      • (Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Saturday June 17 2017, @02:02PM (1 child)

        by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Saturday June 17 2017, @02:02PM (#526971) Homepage Journal
        John Dowd, my lawyer for this -- great guy -- tells me that if I'm impeached, I still get to be President. I still get to sign executive orders, I still get to live in the White House, I still get to fly on Air Force One, I still get to send armadas, I still get to press the button. The red button on my desk that, when I press it, the butler comes with a Coke. I love pressing that button. John tells me that when I'm impeached, there will be a trial, and only if I lose the trial do I get fired. Or I could resign, he says. But only LOSERS lose trials and only LOSERS resign. And I'm a winner. The biggest winner. Which is going to be the name of my next show. The Biggest Winner. I just made that up. #FuckComey [twitter.com] #TrumpTV [twitter.com] #TRUMP2020 [twitter.com] #WINNING [twitter.com]
        • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Monday June 19 2017, @04:14PM

          by bob_super (1357) on Monday June 19 2017, @04:14PM (#527976)

          Too long. Too coherent.
          The Twitter-format is perfect for the original, don't ramble on without losing the point and changing topics every half-sentence.
          Never, ever, finish a thought...

  • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Friday June 16 2017, @11:18PM

    by Gaaark (41) on Friday June 16 2017, @11:18PM (#526677) Journal

    Nope, didn't know that: i figured another election would get triggered at impeachment.

    And Sanders should run... don't think you'd want Hillary as prez either.

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