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BigmanPigman

(51,583 posts)
Thu Sep 10, 2020, 12:41 AM Sep 2020

Russia placed malware in FL election voting system.

"Woodward reports new details on Russia's election meddling, writing that the NSA and CIA have classified evidence the Russians had placed malware in the election registration systems of at least two Florida counties, St. Lucie and Washington. While there was no evidence the malware had been activated, Woodward writes, it was sophisticated and could erase voters in specific districts. The voting system vendor used by Florida was also used in states across the counties."

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/09/politics/bob-woodward-rage-book-trump-coronavirus/index.html#click=https://t.co/oh10Fh64vR

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Eyeball_Kid

(7,430 posts)
2. Four years later,
Thu Sep 10, 2020, 01:00 AM
Sep 2020

we find this out. So... what else did Russia do? Did we have a detailed analysis of vote tabulating machine functioning in Pennsylvania? In Michigan? Wisconsin? Were those states examined for election integrity?

What else did Russia do? Is this why it's so difficult to get rid of electronic voting machines?

Qutzupalotl

(14,300 posts)
5. It's supposedly easier to hack the info and has the same effect.
Thu Sep 10, 2020, 02:00 AM
Sep 2020

Voter shows up, can't vote. Or gets a provisional ballot and the address doesn't match, so it gets tossed.

C Moon

(12,212 posts)
6. And this is why Trump has been attacking mail in votes so much.
Thu Sep 10, 2020, 02:41 AM
Sep 2020

Mark my word, there are going to be A LOT of reports of mail being stolen, burned, mail-in ballot boxes stolen, etc.
I hope we get through this and live to see these traitors hung at the end of a rope.

DENVERPOPS

(8,806 posts)
7. Heaven Help us
Thu Sep 10, 2020, 02:56 AM
Sep 2020

Putin, Trump, and the entire RepubliCONs are going to corrupt the election any witch way they can to win.

Just look what they Did in Florida in 2000, and again in 2004 and again in 2016.....With no legal authority and/or presidence, the US Supreme Court claimed jurisdiction and awarded the presidency to "W"..........
NOW, they have that presidence in law so they can use that previous case, to go for yet another Supreme Court election decision.

The election had best be won by Dems, but that will spark another civil war.....which is precisely what Trump, the RepbliCons and Putin wants from them......

WASF

Captain Zero

(6,800 posts)
8. I still say this....
Thu Sep 10, 2020, 04:00 AM
Sep 2020

You get demographic information of people who live in an area but are not registered. You go into the poll book and register them to vote. On elections day you go into the poll book and mark them as having voted and then you go into the voting machines and record those votes for Trump. THAT'S possible.

And recall there was someone with the Trump campaign in 2016 who handed over Michigan DEMOGRAPHIC info to the Russians.

If they can get in the poll books they can get into the election computers.

mitch96

(13,885 posts)
11. agree. I think these hacks were practice. Probing to see where the weakness is.
Thu Sep 10, 2020, 06:39 AM
Sep 2020

Tweeking their software for harder targets. The old bait and switch. Have everybodys attention on the postal system while hacking the digital voting systems from St Petersburg GRU ..
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Amaryllis

(9,524 posts)
12. Russia broke into voter reg databases in over HALF the states.. Widely reported in summer
Thu Sep 10, 2020, 08:24 PM
Sep 2020

2016.Obama tried to get the gang of 8 to call it out but Moscow MItch refused. Said he'd accuse Obama of trying to sway the election. Of course there is no evidence they actually affected any vote totals. They did it just for FUN to prove they could, right? OF course we all believe that.
For several years now, Sen. Wyden has been all over ES & S (largest vendor) installing remote access software in their voting machines. WAs finally able to get it in writing from them. I dont know what happened after that.

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