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sinkingfeeling

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9. Think about this. What keeps the hackers from changing just enough information

Reply to laserhaas (Original post)

Sat Feb 10, 2018, 09:41 AM

Feb 2018

in the voters' records that they could be denied their right to vote? Like changing their affiliation or the spelling of their middle name or a number on their street address.

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Over 19 million California voter records leaked by Sacramento Bee, quickly held for ransom by hacker [View all] laserhaas Feb 2018 OP

So there is active probing of security bucolic_frolic Feb 2018 #1

I wonder if any of them yuiyoshida Feb 2018 #2

Nyet rpannier Feb 2018 #3

So will they (the newspaper) be held accountable for the damage and Historic NY Feb 2018 #4

How is it possible ggmac0427 Feb 2018 #5

I'm wondering that too PatSeg Feb 2018 #8

Good question nt backtoblue Feb 2018 #11

Info worth big bucks to select groups.... magicarpet Feb 2018 #6

Isn't this publicly-available data? PSPS Feb 2018 #7

Think about this. What keeps the hackers from changing just enough information sinkingfeeling Feb 2018 #9

That's damn scary backtoblue Feb 2018 #12

Why wasn't this corrected immediately by the "third party vendor"...Well stupid is still stupid. Stuart G Feb 2018 #10

It is the Bee, can't really expect much from that newspaper these days. olddad56 Feb 2018 #13

Curious here Akacia Feb 2018 #14