Sheriff Goes Ballistic After Arizona Recounters Demand Access To County Passwords

[packman]

Source: Huffington Post

The private company conducting the GOP 2020 election recount in Arizona is now demanding access to government internet routers and passwords, which the Maricopa County sheriff blasted as “mind-numbingly reckless and irresponsible” and a threat to law enforcement.

Sheriff Paul Penzone (D) said in a statement that providing router information to a shadowy private company led by a conspiracy-embracing CEO would compromise sensitive and highly classified law enforcement data and equipment.

“The Senate Republican Caucus’ audit of the Maricopa County votes from last November’s election has no stopping point,” Penzone said. “Now, its most recent demands jeopardize the entire mission of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.”

In addition, citizens’ private information, including voting histories, addresses, phone numbers and Social Security numbers, could fall into the hands of Cyber Ninjas, the company hired by the GOP-led Senate to conduct the recount.

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/maricopa-county-sheriff-paul-penzone-arizona-recount-router-access-cyber-ninjas_n_60989401e4b0ae3c687ffc44

[SheilaAnn]

1. Not only NO, but Hell NO!!!! n/t

[ProudMNDemocrat]

4. A "Fuck NO" would have sent an even more chilling message.

Causing this shady company to go to court.

[Lochloosa]

7. If you read between the lines, I think that's what he said.

[TheBlackAdder]

49. They're trying to push the envelope and when told no, claim a deep state operation is stopping them.

[aggiesal]

58. I'm not in favor of turning over the routers or passwords ...

but, they could remove the routers from the system and hand them over disconnected.
There is no way that they could access the data when they are not connected within the network.
The cost would be Time & Material and down time for the employees, while replacing.
Could be expensive to substitute the current routers.

I'd tell the guys to take a hike. Why would they need this anyway?
They are auditing the election ballots, not the total system.

This tells me they're not finding much and need to dig deeper to justify their Qanonsense theories.

I still believe they will say the election was rigged, with no proof.

[PaulnFortWorth]

69. Routers Don't Modify Data

Routers only direct traffic, not modify it. Routers are built to move packets of information from one computer system to another by reading the MAC and IP addresses. The rest of the information is untouched. Computers remove the addresses and put the data together.

When using sensitive or important information, the transmitting computer encrypts the data inside the packet and the receiving computer decrypts it.

So what good is getting the routers? It's like checking for drug traffic by looking at the tires of a car; yes, they are used but useless otherwise.

[aggiesal]

71. It satisfies the court order n/t

[JohnSJ]

2. It is way past due for the DOJ to step in, and stop this farce. From ballots being mishandled,

to the questionable company in charge of this recount, this has to be stopped in its tracks

[notinkansas]

9. Everything about this fraudit has been so farcical,

it's almost like they are begging to be shut down. Then they can complain that they would have found irregularities if only they had been allowed to continue.

[Ohioboy]

23. I think you have figured it out

They just want to promote they idea that something could have, maybe, happened. It's the same tactic they used with the courts. They never brought any proof, just a bunch of speculation that something could have happened.

[DallasNE]

32. Sounds About Right n/t

[pandr32]

37. Agreed

[aggiesal]

60. I can't wait for the movie! n/t

[PaulnFortWorth]

70. Trashing the Data

Once the ballots have been mishandled, there is no way to tell if they were modified by the idiots. This allows them to claim irregularities without having to prove anything of the kind. Sound familiar?

[ScratchCat]

19. That was probably the plan all along

Their plan all along is probably to break enough laws that DOJ shuts it down, and then THAT will be the proof that they were on to something. They'll just claim Biden is shutting it down to cover up HIS crime.

[Ohioboy]

26. Yeah, they'll be just 2 weeks away from finding something when they get shut down

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. Support Your Local Sheriff - he's absolutely right about this

No way should that highly dubious company get access to passwords or routers.

[AZ8theist]

46. It's a good thing we have Paul Penzone....

Could you imagine if the criminal Arpaio was still sheriff??

He'd be at a table right now crossing out ballots that had voted for Biden...

[blueinredohio]

5. I hope he didn't do it.

They need to kick them out of there.

[Under The Radar]

6. I would just give them a series Chinese symbols that spell out "idiots"

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[AllaN01Bear]

31. this?

笨蛋
idiot" in Chinese (Simplified)
sorry, couldnt help myself. would love to see em freak out.

[flying rabbit]

65. Dammit!

They told me that meant "Dragon". I need a new tattoo parlor.

[Ferretherder]

72. You win today's internets!

[AllaN01Bear]

76. love your screen nick.

[CrispyQ]

8. Shut this shitshow down.

JFC, I can't believe this shit is going on! This is a preview of future elections. What is our side doing about it? A warning from the DOJ? Yawn. Everyday I get more outraged over this situation in AZ.

[world wide wally]

10. Sounds to me like they are formulating a conspiracy theory as they go.

They're just not sure what it is yet.

[2naSalit]

36. +1

Dog that caught up with the car.

[muriel_volestrangler]

11. All five Maricopa County supervisors to be subpoenaed Monday over audit

Kory Langhofer, the attorney for the Senate, said he will be issuing subpoenas Monday, May 10, for all five Maricopa County supervisors, demanding they appear to explain why they won’t surrender certain equipment and information for review as part of the audit of the 2020 General Election returns. Langhofer also said the Senate wants to hear from Scott Jarrett, the county’s director of election day and emergency voting.
...
The Senate also may subpoena Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone. That’s because it is Penzone who is telling the supervisors they shouldn’t surrender the county’s computer routers because it would result in “horrendous consequences” for law enforcement personnel.
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Senate President Karen Fann said she remains adamant that what the Senate wants is essential to completing the audit. And she told Capitol Media Services that the reticence to produce it makes her desire it even more.

“What are they hiding?” she asked, saying they may not have the confidence in the results they claim. Those results gave Democrat Joe Biden 45,109 more votes in the county than Republican Donald Trump. And that edge was enough to have Biden defeat Trump by 10,457 votes statewide.

https://tucson.com/news/local/all-five-maricopa-county-supervisors-to-be-subpoenaed-monday-over-audit/article_dd39fefa-af98-11eb-86bc-939d6af287bc.html

Please remember Fann and her cronies need to get kicked out, Arizona.

[Grins]

56. "Bring it on!"

With the right preparation from those who know what they are doing, they can turn that subpoena into a tasty GQP shit-sandwich and make them eat it. Media could have a laugh-fest to remember!

Now, who is going to prep those subpoenaed?

[nuxvomica]

12. This would make a good bank-heist movie

A shadowy group leverages political divisions to conduct a phony vote recount just to get access to a security network so they can rob a bank. I'm not entirely sure that would be fiction.

[COL Mustard]

15. Oceans Twelve?

Sounds like a good movie to me!

[reACTIONary]

57. Seven Eleven nt

[TheRealNorth]

52. That was one thought I had....

They are looking at how they can hack into future elections.

[COL Mustard]

62. Oh, No Doubt They Are

Frightening. Totally frightening.

[riversedge]

13. It's been almost six months since Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) certified the state's election resul

................

It’s been almost six months since Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) certified the state’s election results, with Joe Biden beating Trump by 10,457 votes. Biden edged out Trump by more than 2 percentage points ― about 45,000 votes ― in Maricopa County.

Since then, multiple election audits have been conducted in the county, with no fraud or irregularities.

Trump, who persists in lying that he won the election and that it was stolen from him, has been telling guests at his Mar-A-Lago resort in Florida that a vote “upset” in Arizona claimed by the Cyber Ninjas could be his road back to the White House.

[paleotn]

14. Umm....no. Not happening

And don’t ask again.

[multigraincracker]

16. No problem.

We can give you that info as long as you post a $5Billion security bond. That’d be a cash bond.

[patphil]

17. This "audit" is going off the deep end.

Allowing access to routers and passwords gives Cyber Ninjas the ability to harass and intimidate voters. It also is a treasure trove of information that can be used for a variety of purposes.
I think the real reason this "audit" is being conducted is not simply for votes, but to put the Cyber Ninjas into a position where they can control and manipulate elections.
I wonder if the Republicans will put through a bill naming Cyber Ninjas as the company that will oversee all future elections.
It's the old saying, "It's not who votes that counts, it's who counts the votes".

[Champp]

18. no

the repugs would surely pass the data to their russian cronies

[Warpy]

20. I hope NO was part of the response.

I think what these assholes are angling for is a way to match names to ballots so they can go door to door to confirm them. This is why we have a secret ballot, so goons can't lean on people before or after the fact to get them to vote the "right" way.

You know, all in the way of preventing fraud, or something.

AZ need to tell the lot of them to GTFO, their job is over.

[Politicub]

21. I was going to say this is insane. That's not true, though. This is a

calculated and insidious act of treason.

I hope the undoing of it is hubris and overreach.

[calimary]

77. Whatever way it's undone is more than alright by me!

I hope they’re set back through MULTIPLE election cycles. Until they change some of their views, preferably. Not counting on that but it would be the best outcome for EVERYONE across America. Even them!

[fwvinson]

22. This sh*t has Russia written all over it.

[hibbing]

24. They haven't called him a communist socialist totalitiarian fascist yet? n/t

[NoMoreRepugs]

25. The republicans are going to push as hard and far as possible, making insane demands and doing

insane things until they meet pushback - welcome to our new reality America.

[HuskyOffset]

27. Everyone knows

you never give your password to a ninja, be they a normal ninja or one of the cyber variety.

[NCjack]

28. All the Senate Republicans involved and the employees of Cyber Ninjas

must be investigated by a Select AZ Cmte Select Democratic Senators for links to groups that hate America.

[dalton99a]

29. Kick

https://democraticunderground.com/100215415957

[2naSalit]

38. +1

[maxrandb]

30. This is such bullshit, but it serves the purpose they want

This would be like a private company demanding my bank account number and password, and then screaming "what are you trying to hide?" when I refuse.

This bullshit subpoena needs to be resisted all the way to the Supreme Court.

If they rule 6-3 to comply, we'll know that the SC needs to be torn down and replaced.

I seriously don't know how we avoid a deadly Civil War at this point.

We truly are at a precipice for that, and the Retrumplicans are pushing us over the edge.

[marble falls]

33. Someone needs to make a movie about this crap: "The Gang That Couldn't count straight.

[csziggy]

45. More appropriate - The Gang That WOULDN'T Count Straight. nt

[aquamarina]

34. How the flip hard is it to say NO?

[The Unmitigated Gall]

35. Fuck this bullshit.

Feds, shut it down.

[2naSalit]

39. Yup!

Welcome to DU!

[Bayard]

40. I didn't think this could get any crazier

They're on a mission from god.

[BobTheSubgenius]

41. What in the name of all that's holy could Cyber Ninja POSSIBLY need those passwords for?

If they have any official access at all (which I dispute) they should have access to exactly what the ballot-counters had on election night. The ballots. There is ZERO legitimate reason for them to be poking around in the government's business...or whatever they happened to want to examine and/or steal.

[SunSeeker]

42. This is nuts. How is what the AZ GOP is doing legal?

In CA, releasing private voter information is illegal.

[Justice matters.]

51. It's not, but the DOJ sent them a sterny-worded letter...

...instead of raiding them all and put them under arrest for breaking Federal Law.

Where has the Brave in "The Home of the Brave" gone? Missing In Action...

[Baked Potato]

43. They finally lifted the lid on the toilet and, by golly it's just shit.

[33taw]

44. But, they back the badge.

[LaMouffette]

47. Republicans howl their outrage at the potential privacy violation of having to register their guns.

Where is the outrage from Republicans NOW, when Americans' names, addresses, social security numbers, and voting records are being requested by Cyber Ninjas, who, for all we know, will pull a Paul Manafort and give (or sell) this voter information to the Russians?!

[Midnight Writer]

48. I'm starting to suspect this audit isn't really about counting ballots.

[TheRealNorth]

53. They will sell Democratic voters PI to the Russians....

Then they can empty your bank account. Hard to provide support your Democratic politicians when your life savings has been stolen by the Russians.

[Politicub]

50. Using voting history to shake down voters is a violation of their civil rights.

The feds need to step in before it's too late (maybe it already is).

[Initech]

54. Tell them to go shove it up their ass!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

55. Hey, Cyber Ninjas, have you tried "password"? Just trying to help. nt

[Pinback]

59. Give them credit. They're more sophisticated than that.

It's 1password. They changed it from the default 123abc.

[area51]

66. I used to work at a place where the boss

told everyone to set their computer's password to password1.

[Pinback]

68. LOL

I worked with a guy who had about 20 Post-It notes with login credentials stuck to his monitor and desk. At least they were invisible to overseas crooks, except any who may have hacked his phone camera.

[Lizard242]

61. "Cyber Ninjas" most likely were gamers in mommas basement

If they were any good, they wouldn't be asking for the passwords. They'd be changing them...

[Captain Zero]

75. This so true. Please read my thoughts.

I worked with teens, gamers, with some special personal issues. That is what they do. Nag and beg each other to share or give away passwords.

So this indicates to me they may have a count off the ballots. They don't like it, and want to run the ballots through some counters, routers and tabulators that they have 'adjusted'.

(?) And they need the passwords to do that. (?)

[Blue Owl]

63. What the goddamned fuck?

[louis-t]

64. They know the County will not release them.

This is an out for the crazies. "They won't let us see the evidence of fraud." See how easy that was. Now they can keep the Big Lie going for another year.

[Beartracks]

67. Are they planning to hack records under the guise of an audit?

[Deminpenn]

73. DoJ needs to indict and arrest a couple of these

yahoos for tampering with a federal election. Much like the capitol rioters, they will be backtracking fast and furiously to avoid jail time.

[colsohlibgal]

74. This is Dangerous Crazy

This has gone on long enough. For Heaven’s sake it’s time for the Sane people to shut down the Storm Trooper Neo Nazis.

Hitler had an awful run, brought about death and destruction, but in the end it came crashing down on him. Now this is a different time, there was no social media in the 30s and 40s.

It’s kind of amazing in a horrible way that of all people to swoon over it was the fat loser, who has filed multiple bankruptcies despite inheriting a fortune from Daddy. Who suggested swallowing or injecting bleach has therapy for Covid.

I hope we emerge from the other side of this time in good shape but it’s no certainty. Again way more of us than them but they have the guns.