General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJUST IN: Russian govt. cyber actors unsuccessfully attempted to hack 2016 election results in WI
Link to tweet
JUST IN: Russian government cyber actors unsuccessfully attempted to hack 2016 election results in Wisconsin, DHS tells state officials
:large
kacekwl
(7,027 posts)octoberlib
(14,971 posts)So far, WA and CT also said they were hacked. GA, LA and NC weren't. http://www.npr.org/2017/09/22/552956517/ten-months-after-election-day-feds-tell-states-more-about-russian-hacking?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=politics&utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)octoberlib
(14,971 posts)this doesn't prove anything.
Greybnk48
(10,182 posts)and Walker would allow it. He got a huge donation from the Russians.
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2017/08/03/tangled-web-connects-russian-oligarch-money-gop-campaigns
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)brush
(53,977 posts)A red herring about a red state, we aren't buying it.
LonePirate
(13,441 posts)I'm sure DHS has (some of) the most sophisticated electronic forensic teams on the planet. Still, there are ways to hide one's online origin.
While this report is mildly comforting, it's nowhere near convincing enough to make me think a successful hack didn't happen somewhere. It's not like a bank account was emptied or a system was held captive by ransomware. We may honestly never know if the Russians (or agents of Russia located outside that country or agents from another nation besides Russia) pulled off the hack of the century.
Ms. Toad
(34,127 posts)Gotta get those clicks!!!! Who cares if it's stretching. Disgusting.
procon
(15,805 posts)call out Trump as an illegitimate president?
mopinko
(70,375 posts)they are saying it was unsuccessful because they assume they wanted to change something. maybe they were just after the data, copied it, and they were happy.
they are defining success in a way that works for them.