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FBI says State Election Boards Targeted by Hackers!
FBI says state election boards targeted by hackers
The FBI warned states to check the security of their election systems after hackers stole voter data from one state election board earlier this summer and attempted to access another this month. The attacks were revealed in an FBI bulletin sent to the agency's private industry partners and obtained by Yahoo News.
This is dire news indeed, our democracy itself is at stake. That may sound like exaggeration, but if we can’t secure our voting and election systems, how can we trust that our votes haven’t been tampered with? If we can’t have that basic level of trust, then the statement of our democracy being at stake is entirely valid. Classifying our election systems as critical infrastructure as mentioned in the quote seems to be a step in the right direction.
On August 15, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson offered federal assistance to states as they work to secure their voting systems for the upcoming election. Johnson also floated the possibility of classifying election systems as “critical infrastructure,” a move that would allow DHS or another federal agency to take on more responsibility for their security.



