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How VR Systems, a small FL-based election tech company that Mueller suggested was hacked by Russia, could be a weak link in maintaining US election integrity

but should—going into 2020. https://www.politico.com/...

Politico Kim Zetter

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  • @kimzetter Kim Zetter on x
    Three years after 2016 election, we still don't know extent of Russian hacking efforts. Gov reports say Russians hacked an elections tech company & installed malware on its network. But the company says no. Here's my deep dive into that enduring mystery https://www.politico.com/.…
  • @politico @politico on x
    Russian hackers targeted a Florida election company as part of its campaign to disrupt the 2016 election, possibly opening a gateway to compromise voting on Election Day. Three years later, there are still a lot of unanswered questions about what happened. https://www.politico.co…
  • @noconflictof Laura Robinson on x
    How do we know Russia DIDN'T hack our election in 2016, especially since we never had a nationwide vote audit or a transparent investigation of our voting systems? Only THIS year did we find out ALL 50 STATES were targeted!! https://www.politico.com/...
  • @mattblaze Matt Blaze on x
    Many voting machines used in the US are frightfully insecure, but that's not the whole story. The rest of our election systems infrastructure - including pollbooks, voter registration databases, and results reporting - is at least equally critical, and often even more vulnerable.…
  • @kimzetter Kim Zetter on x
    VR Systems, which appears to be the company referenced, says it wasn't hacked and a forensic inv. proves it. But there are questions about that investigation. There are also questions, however, about whether the gov reports are wrong. FBI could easily clear up mystery, but won't.
  • @politico @politico on x
    Government reports indicate a Florida election technology company was hacked in 2016. There's plenty the public doesn't know about the incident—but should—going into 2020. https://www.politico.com/...