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Nevilledog

(51,263 posts)
Fri Oct 23, 2020, 08:22 PM Oct 2020

"Report: Ransomware disables Georgia county election database"



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“Report: Ransomware disables Georgia county election database”

“A ransomware attack that hobbled a Georgia county government in early October reportedly disabled a database used to verify voter signatures in the authentication of absentee ballots.”

Report: Ransomware disables Georgia county election database
A ransomware attack that hobbled a Georgia county government in early October reportedly disabled a database used to verify voter signatures in the authentication of absentee ballots. It is...
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5:02 PM · Oct 23, 2020
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"Report: Ransomware disables Georgia county election database" (Original Post) Nevilledog Oct 2020 OP
No problem - just count them. nt DURHAM D Oct 2020 #1
+1 Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #2
Gee, it's not even a mostly-minority county (as I would have guessed) Silent3 Oct 2020 #3
Hall county includes Flowery Branch bamagal62 Oct 2020 #4
....and so it begins...... alittlelark Oct 2020 #5
I live in this county - it is 85% Republican/Trump/anti-masker Mr. Ected Oct 2020 #6
Major medical complex there, including the best Ilsa Oct 2020 #7

Silent3

(15,424 posts)
3. Gee, it's not even a mostly-minority county (as I would have guessed)
Fri Oct 23, 2020, 08:26 PM
Oct 2020
The racial makeup of [Hall] county was 80.75% White, 7.27% Black or African American, 0.34% Native American, 1.35% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 8.75% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. About 19.56% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

bamagal62

(3,274 posts)
4. Hall county includes Flowery Branch
Fri Oct 23, 2020, 08:51 PM
Oct 2020

Which is where the Falcons have their training facility. I know Julio Jones has a home in Buford. But, it also includes Lake Lanier and is bordered by Forsyth county. My guess is it’s a conservative area. But, not completely sure as it’s been a while since I’ve lived in Atlanta.

Mr. Ected

(9,675 posts)
6. I live in this county - it is 85% Republican/Trump/anti-masker
Fri Oct 23, 2020, 09:21 PM
Oct 2020

I am so tired of this Russian/American Traitors marriage.

Ilsa

(61,710 posts)
7. Major medical complex there, including the best
Fri Oct 23, 2020, 09:38 PM
Oct 2020

Cardiology. If you're having a heart attack or stroke, it's the best place to go in Georgia. Yes, even better than Atlanta.

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