Another 2020 election simulation ends in chaos

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It is interesting to see "war game" simulations of some of the possible disruptions that could impact the next, General Election, and the results, so far, are rather disturbing.

I am speculating a bit on this, though. While we could pass the simulations off as merely about having safeguards and preventative measures in place, (which is important and pragmatic) it leads me to wonder, (all things considered) if we are really gearing up for an all out virtual war this time? It is hard to not be an alarmist and not jump to conclusions, but more information is always important in matters like these. However, the may be high enough, depending on the motive, to warrant our attention and concern.

The reason that matters to me is that I am in the camp that suspects that Trump is bent on taking over the country, (thusly ending our democracy) and that that is is ultimate goal, come hell or high water. If that is correct and his signals are clear to those who support him, then the situation may be about more than we, (or the average citizen who is not paying close attention) might expect.

Has anyone heard of any other simulations like this?

A group of people pretending to be anarchist hackers bent on disrupting the 2020 presidential election gathered early Friday morning in a nondescript hotel conference room in Manchester, New Hampshire. The town of 111,000 was quiet and cold. Blue Öyster Cult had played to a half-empty theater on Main Street the night before.

As the hackers plotted various strategies for swinging the results and sowing distrust in the nation’s voting process, a man in his late-30s sat at the head of the table, weighing in on each idea. They called themselves K-OS, for “Kill Organized Systems.”

The man, Yonatan Striem-Amit, was a former member of Unit 8200, the Israeli military’s elite cyber warfare team, which is considered among the best in the world.

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Striem-Amit estimated the hackers’ total cost would have been between $1 million and $3 million—mostly to pay for so-called “zero day” exploits for hacking into phones and control systems. “None of the techniques we deployed today is science fiction,” he said.

https://qz.com/1799706/hackers-try-to-turn-2020-election-drill-into-a-shitshow/

[Squinch]

1. This is terrifying. I wish everyone was required to read it.

[Newest Reality]

3. It is a good read...

However, I just want to reiterate that this may be a very good form of preparation for a potential and then, that's good. We should be using our technology to provide more security and prepare for responses to attacks.

I have read some other information that *suggests* the potential for something along those lines this time, but we should just be vigilant, keep our eyes peeled and see how it goes. With all the techniques and tools being honed now and the money behind it, it remains a potential and...why not? If the potential is there, you could kind of expect it to be exploited.

Overall, we can either breathe a sigh of relief if the election goes well, (and I mean that in more ways than one) or, in the event of a scenario like the games suppose, not be in overly surprised or shocked and able to keep our cool.

Thanks for the rec on it though. Yes, it is probably good to read about this.

[Farmer-Rick]

2. It's sad to say but every year some new information comes out on how our election system is corrupt

Either easily hackable machines and tabulation processes or biased laws and rigged policy to discourage voting or foreign countries propagandizing our voting information.

Eversince the Supremes voted in the idiot W. Bush and Darth Cheney, our election processes have been getting worse. It is predictable.

And sad. The only way to counter it now is to overwhelm the cheat machine with so many votes it can't keep up, like with Obama.

Everyone needs to do something to get somone else out to vote.