FBI: Foreign Hackers Breached 2 State Election Databases

[Espe]

Meanwhile Republicans are still desperately trying to stop US citizens from voting to steal the areas they can't take with their coalition of bigots they've built using The Southern Strategy.

Business as usual for obstructionist traitors, I guess.

[araine]

Lots of conspiracy theory nonsense in this thread.

No infractions...

Guess that's just another rule that has a hidden ideological slant qualifier to it.

We are only dealing with facts here and when we know for a FACT that trump have asked for Russia to spy on Hillary and that DNC was infiltrated by Russia earlier and we all know Trump is very russian friendly in his views really it is facts all put together sure you might not like it but really it is the fact and proven records you are objecting to not some conspiracy theory. saying things like above is infact a conspiracy theory since it ignores all the FACTS we have available of what has been going on already and what Trump have been asking for so yeah facts are a bitch as they say

[Espe]

Guess that's just another rule that has a hidden ideological slant qualifier to it.

There's that victim complex again, right on time. You kids are adorable

[araine]

Meanwhile Republicans are still desperately trying to stop US citizens from voting to steal the areas they can't take with their coalition of bigots they've built using The Southern Strategy.

Business as usual for obstructionist traitors, I guess.

Yep they are working really hard on making sure as few as possible vote. really thats the only form of democracy they like. really wouldnt it be better for GOP and the future of that party if they developed idea that arent total shit come election time you know so they could actually win votes on what they stand for. but when you know your ideas are shit your only chance to win is to make sure you turn the USA into a banana republic with voter fraud left and right that aims to stop voters from voting.

And i am fairly sure we will have the worst election ever this november when it comes to waiting lines in minority areas i fully expect 10+hrs of waiting times in those areas

[Espe]

Yep they are working really hard on making sure as few as possible vote. really thats the only form of democracy they like. really wouldnt it be better for GOP and the future of that party if they developed idea that arent total shit come election time you know so they could actually win votes on what they stand for. but when you know your ideas are shit your only chance to win is to make sure you turn the USA into a banana republic with voter fraud left and right that aims to stop voters from voting.

And i am fairly sure we will have the worst election ever this november when it comes to waiting lines in minority areas i fully expect 10+hrs of waiting times in those areas

That's the conservative plan so far, though there has been some judicial action in a few areas to stop them.

You're right though of course, the disgusting strategy tells you everything you need to know about Tea Partiers / Republicans.

[Pangean]

Russian hackers breached a computer used by county elections officials in Arizona, a state official said

SAN FRANCISCO – A suspected Russian hacker probed a voter registration database in Arizona and another unidentified attacker gained entry to one in Illinois this summer, election officials said, prompting the FBI to warn states their election boards should conduct vulnerability scans.

The systems that count votes in elections were not compromised, officials said, and the hacks don't appear to be politically motivated.

Still, the breaches add to concerns such attacks could exploit the personal data of millions of voters for monetary or political gain. Those worries have been running high after July reports that the Democratic National Committee's email system had been hacked, a breach U.S. intelligence officials believe was perpetrated by the Russian government.

“We're all very aware that it’s less than 80 days before an important election,” said Pamela Smith with Verified Voting, a non-partisan, non-profit organization that advocates for election transparency.

Systems taken offline

Election officials in Illinois and Arizona told USA TODAY they took their voter registration databases offline briefly last month as they became aware of attempted breaches to their systems.

Matt Roberts, a spokesman for the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office, said state authorities were notified last month by the FBI of the suspected hack, when it was discovered the username and password of a county election official were being circulated online.

The Arizona system was shut down for several days, Roberts said, but there was no evidence that any information related to the 3.4 million voters in the database was compromised.

Roberts said authorities believe the source of the attempted intrusion was a Russian hacker.

[TrumpIsPresident]

We are only dealing with facts here and when we know for a FACT that trump have asked for Russia to spy on Hillary

Yea you "know" that, right?

Based off what?

One half-assed joke he made openly to the press.

I'm sure that's how international espionage is conducted, uh huh, /nod.

Tell me this ...if Trump was in lead with the Russians don't you think our intelligence agencies would have picked it up by now?

You know they have 24/7 monitoring on both candidates and their organizations, right?

Oh course you knew that, heh, its common knowledge after all.

Soooo I guessssss since hes not been caught that would make Trump one hell of a master fucking super spy, right?

There's that victim complex again, right on time. You kids are adorable

Lol, yep, everyone is out to get you. Oh, hey - you should report yourself for posting a conspiracy theory!

Yea sorry guys I forgot.

Trump is a fucking genius.

He can evade the intelligence agencies of the US and frankly the entire world to covertly conduct business directly with the Russian government's darkest sects.

I forgot for a moment just how smart Donald Trump is ...to have ...pulled that ...off ...yea.

Plus I'm sorry I dare challenged the bit of unsubstantiated Leftist conspiracy theory ..err I mean cold hard documented well researched unequivocal and empirical fact that Trump works with Russia.

I won't even bother ask for any sort of ...ya know ...proof of that claim because derp derp its of course true.

Thank you guys for reminding me just how smart and calculating Trump is because I had forgotten that for a moment there.

/phew

[TrumpIsPresident]

That's the conservative plan so far, though there has been some judicial action in a few areas to stop them.

You're right though of course, the disgusting strategy tells you everything you need to know about Tea Partiers / Republicans.

Seeing more conspiracy theory/political trolling.

Not seeing any proof.

Hmmm.

But I'll give you the opportunity to offer some up if you want to.

[Fugus]

Sounds like a good reason to restart this entire election cycle, primaries and all.

With all the known issues that has came up, now this actually confirming part of it along with all the other shady confirmations we had. The only way to fix the damage would be to restart the entire thing over again otherwise the damage is already done.

Deciding the general is nothing important if you already decided the primaries and who actually makes it to the general.

[hrugner]

Sounds like a good reason to restart this entire election cycle, primaries and all.

With all the known issues that has came up, now this actually confirming part of it along with all the other shady confirmations we had. The only way to fix the damage would be to restart the entire thing over again otherwise the damage is already done.

Deciding the general is nothing important if you already decided the primaries and who actually makes it to the general.

Agreed. I'll cross my fingers for a McCain v. Biden race so I don't hate either candidates.

[TrumpIsPresident]

Sounds like a good reason to restart this entire election cycle, primaries and all.

With all the known issues that has came up, now this actually confirming part of it along with all the other shady confirmations we had. The only way to fix the damage would be to restart the entire thing over again otherwise the damage is already done.

Deciding the general is nothing important if you already decided the primaries and who actually makes it to the general.

We should be able to invalidate both Hillary and Trump as candidates.

But then we voters are just the peasant rabble and such matters are too important for us to handle.

[THE Bigzoman]

hmmmmmm, yes all people accused of being "collaborators," by official sources should just be assassinated. I am sure nothing bad will come of that.

What?

Noooooo

[ringpriest]

This could potentially be a huge problem in November.

Digital is not always better - well-organized and independently supervised paper ballots are a mature and proven technology, with robust support and excellent audit-ability, along with a high degree of security in the voting process.

[Fugus]

We should be able to invalidate both Hillary and Trump as candidates.

But then we voters are just the peasant rabble and such matters are too important for us to handle.

Don't think we would need to, with all the information that has came out and all that has happened, I would be more than surprised if either of them won their respective primaries. And to be honest, if they do win them legitimately, this nation as a whole deserves whatever hell they bring down on us.

If the democratic primary was a straight up one, there is a very good chance Sanders might have won already but to do it again after the media FINALLY gave Sanders some coverage after he fell near hopelessly behind along with the DNC crap where they were outed for the stuff they did and all that, I would be surprised to see if she won with the public at this point. And if she actually STILL won like that, then I honestly have NO respect left for the party.

As for the Republican primary, I honestly am not sure what to say, the main Trump supporters I have dealt with in my life, the man really could be caught flat broke, owing the billions in debt and back taxes and caught with a child porn ring and they would still deny it and vote for him. Would just have to hope that the more rational republicans would be enough to drown them out and come out when they know whom their candidate would be if they stayed home and let the loons win.

As it stands, we are going into the general with among the worst choices possible for the general which may have very well been the point of the hacks to begin with.

[Espe]

As for the Republican primary, I honestly am not sure what to say, the main Trump supporters I have dealt with in my life, the man really could be caught flat broke, owing the billions in debt and back taxes and caught with a child porn ring and they would still deny it and vote for him.

He definitely knows how to pander to the lowest common denominator of our society, which is why he easily won the Republican primary - that's their bread and butter voter thanks to the Southern Strategy. As for the child porn ring I wouldn't be surprised considering the number of times he has talked about fucking his own daughter. No wonder the conservatives love him.

[Kapadons]

knows how to pander to the lowest common denominator of our society.

Minorities don't vote republican,dude. Not sure where you got that information. They overwhelmingly vote Democrat.


And it's nice to see the usual suspects show up and irrationally blame trump. I can't stand the jackass and won't vote for him but you people are as bad as Fox News with Hillary scandals.

[Orbitus]

And Hillary's ties with Saudi Arabia and other areas are already extremely clear. The automatic assumption that it's Russia doing this for Trump is hysterical.

This situation is shitty, but taking it at face value and not assuming there's more onion layers to the cloak and dagger shit than there is isn't wise. In this world there's too many cases of multiplicious actors and agents in these things.

There are CLEARER ties for Trump with the Saudi Royal Family than Hillary with them. Trump was literally bailed out by a Saudi prince, TWICE. Hillary had some donations to the Clinton Foundation, something she can't even touch.

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that POS hillary already started to rig election eh

Considering Trump and Russian ties, it would be Trump more than Hillary.

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No problem, no argument.

He's a Russian apologist from what I understand.

[Deleted]

They hacked the public facing voter information systems. They didn't hack the actual voting machines that will be used in the election. Illinois has virtually no chance of going Trump, so to think hackers are going to alter the election. Though if your concerned about voter integrity, maybe support requiring more than a cell phone bill to vote?

Those are already rigged. ;D

[Daerio]

They hacked the public facing voter information systems. They didn't hack the actual voting machines that will be used in the election. Illinois has virtually no chance of going Trump, so to think hackers are going to alter the election. Though if your concerned about voter integrity, maybe support requiring more than a cell phone bill to vote?

It's the people running the election that's rigging it. Requiring individuals to have some higher burden of proof doesn't even come close to addressing the actual issue.

[stabetha]

Trump's former campaign manager (who just left like a week ago) has extraordinary ties to Russia. Russia is hacking the United States voting systems. Trump is running for President. The United States uses said hacked voting systems to choose said president. The links are not long and fairly straightforward. I grant you it's perhaps bold, but nothing Putin would shy away from.

if that was the case why Arizona? Trump will carry Arizona by a large margin.

In fact both states are far from swing states and them going to the other candidate would be a giant red flag. I highly doubt either side was behind this.