After claiming the 2016 election was 'hacked' and'stolen' - then insisting that 2020 'election deniers' are a threat to democracy, left-wing outlet Politico is now warning that surprise, election machines can be hacked!
- "[T]here are real risks that hackers could tunnel into voting equipment and other election infrastructure to try to undermine Tuesday's vote," according to a Monday report.
Six election security threats to watch for
- Mis- and disinformation: spreading false information about the security of election systems can fuel distrust and discourage people from voting
- Crashing election office and campaign websites: forcing websites to crash using automated tools that simulate massive floods of people visiting those sites
- Campaign social media account hijacking: Hackers could take over candidates' or campaigns' social media accounts on Election Day and make inflammatory comments designed to alienate voters
- Cyberattacks on voter registration databases: Russian hackers breached Illinois’ voter database in 2016
- Targeted voter harassment: Iranian hackers threatened voters with unspecified consequences if they did not vote for Trump in 2020
- Wireless modems enabling hacks of voting machines or vote tallies: At least seven states use wireless modems to transmit unofficial election-night results to their central offices
Cyberattacks are much more difficult and time-consuming
- These attacks are much less likely to occur
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/rebunked-politico-warns-hackable-voting-equipment
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