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09/14/2016 / By JD Heyes

16 year old hacked DHS system – how can they secure US elections?

In recent days the Department of Homeland Security secretary Jeh Johnson offered to state election officials his agency’s assistance in security their electronic balloting systems. The assistance was needed and perhaps should even be mandated, Johnson said, because U.S. elections because American elections are considered vital “infrastructure.” Never mind the implications for freedom; having the federal […]

09/07/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia

Russian hackers said to have targeted Arizona’s election system

(Cyberwar.news) In recent days the FBI sent an alert to all state election officials that systems in Illinois and Arizona had been hacked, with the bureau adding that Russians were responsible for the hack of the Arizona system, the Washington Post reported. The FBI described the threat as “credible” as well as significant, “an eight […]

08/30/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia

FBI says at least two state electronic balloting systems have been hacked

(Cyberwar.news) The FBI says it has uncovered evidence that electronic balloting systems in at least two states have been hacked recently, prompting fears that foreign actors or unaligned hacking collectives may attempt to alter the November elections. As reported by Yahoo News, the discovery has prompted the FBI to warn election officials all over the […]

08/22/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia

Homeland Security offers to help protect states’ voting systems in November elections

(Cyberwar.news) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The government is offering to help states protect the Nov. 8 U.S. election from hacking or other tampering, in the face of allegations by Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump that the system is open to fraud. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson told state officials in a phone call on Monday that […]

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