ProPublica: Trump Appointees Wanted a Voting Machine Hacked
A few months into President Donald Trump’s second term, political appointees at the Department of Homeland Security made an unusual request of its agency focused on cybersecurity: Secretly acquire a voting machine and hack it.
The appointees wanted the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to procure the machine, examine it and report back the findings so they could be given to the White House, according to two former administration officials with knowledge of the request.
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I wish every state would just do this, find any weaknesses, adjust accordingly and put the boogie man to rest.
Burying the lede no? “Moreover, the agency had been directed not to alert the voting machine company if it uncovered flaws, contrary to its standard practices.”
“Moreover, the agency had been directed not to alert the voting machine company if it uncovered flaws, contrary to its standard practices.”
So they wanted to find if there were any ways to hack the voting machines, tell The White House how, then leave the door open on purpose.
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“Moreover, the agency had been directed not to alert the voting machine company if it uncovered flaws, contrary to its standard practices.”
Please understand the good people at CISA are true patriots; The operation was never carried out. CISA employees resisted the request, and political appointees eventually stopped pursuing it.
If the voting machine companies patch any security vulnerabilities that were found, the trump administration won't be able to exploit those vulnerabilities on election day to alter the results.
