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FBI says hackers have made more attempts to breach state voter registration systems

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Dissent

Well, Chris Vickery and I tried to warn everyone about making these lists public and not securing them better. Now we see this, by Nicole Rojas:

During a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday (28 September), FBI Director James Comey revealed hackers have attempted to hack into voter registration sites in more than a dozen states and on several occasions. Investigators believe Russia is behind the attempted hacks, officials said.

“There have been a variety of scanning activities which is a preamble for potential intrusion activities as well as some attempted intrusions at voter database registrations beyond those we knew about in July and August,” Comey said.

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