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Showing Original Post only (View all)Well, now we know why the voter rolls were hacked. [View all]
U.S. intel: Russia compromised seven states prior to 2016 election
Three senior intelligence officials told NBC News that the intelligence community believed the states as of January 2017 were Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Texas and Wisconsin.
The officials say systems in the seven states were compromised in a variety of ways, with some breaches more serious than others, from entry into state websites to penetration of actual voter registration databases.
While officials in Washington informed several of those states in the run-up to the election that foreign entities were probing their systems, none were told the Russian government was behind it, state officials told NBC News.
All state and federal officials who spoke to NBC News agree that no votes were changed and no voters were taken off the rolls.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/u-s-intel-russia-compromised-seven-states-prior-2016-election-n850296
Three senior intelligence officials told NBC News that the intelligence community believed the states as of January 2017 were Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Texas and Wisconsin.
The officials say systems in the seven states were compromised in a variety of ways, with some breaches more serious than others, from entry into state websites to penetration of actual voter registration databases.
While officials in Washington informed several of those states in the run-up to the election that foreign entities were probing their systems, none were told the Russian government was behind it, state officials told NBC News.
All state and federal officials who spoke to NBC News agree that no votes were changed and no voters were taken off the rolls.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/u-s-intel-russia-compromised-seven-states-prior-2016-election-n850296
Federal Government Tells 21 States Election Systems Targeted by Hackers
The federal government on Friday told election officials in 21 states that hackers targeted their systems last year, although in most cases the systems were not breached.
The government told The Associated Press last year that more than 20 states were targeted by hackers believed to be Russian agents before the 2016 elections. But for many states, the calls Friday from the Department of Homeland Security were the first official confirmation of whether their states were on the list.
The AP contacted every state election office on Friday. While not all of them responded immediately, those that said they were targeted were Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Election Commission, for example, said the state's systems were targeted by "Russian government cyber actors."
Only Illinois reported that hackers had succeeded in breaching its voter systems.
https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/hacking-of-america/federal-government-tells-21-states-election-systems-targeted-hackers-n804031
The federal government on Friday told election officials in 21 states that hackers targeted their systems last year, although in most cases the systems were not breached.
The government told The Associated Press last year that more than 20 states were targeted by hackers believed to be Russian agents before the 2016 elections. But for many states, the calls Friday from the Department of Homeland Security were the first official confirmation of whether their states were on the list.
The AP contacted every state election office on Friday. While not all of them responded immediately, those that said they were targeted were Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Election Commission, for example, said the state's systems were targeted by "Russian government cyber actors."
Only Illinois reported that hackers had succeeded in breaching its voter systems.
https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/hacking-of-america/federal-government-tells-21-states-election-systems-targeted-hackers-n804031
They took this voter roll data and matched it up to the profiles and personal information gleaned from Facebook. This is how they targeted the people in Pennsylvania... a state Clinton should have won. This is how the child molester Moore almost won Alabama. I noticed those ads were very targeted. I believe CA continued to work on elections beyond 2016 in this country.
This isn't a data breach. This is the weaponizing of cyber data and social media platforms to steal elections. It's psychological warfare. Remember what Bannon said when he left the White House?
Steve Bannon returns to Breitbart: 'I've got my hands back on my weapons'
Ive got my hands back on my weapons, the former White House chief strategist, who returned as executive chairman of Breitbart News late Friday afternoon, told the Weekly Standard. I built a f***ing machine at Breitbart. And now Im about to go back, knowing what I know, and were about to rev that machine up. And rev it up we will do.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/18/steve-bannon-returns-breitbart-donald-trump
Ive got my hands back on my weapons, the former White House chief strategist, who returned as executive chairman of Breitbart News late Friday afternoon, told the Weekly Standard. I built a f***ing machine at Breitbart. And now Im about to go back, knowing what I know, and were about to rev that machine up. And rev it up we will do.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/18/steve-bannon-returns-breitbart-donald-trump
Well, he certainly tried, didn't he?
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I disagree. The way the election was won using the electoral college indicates that
Demsrule86
Mar 2018
#56
yep; i can't believe that anybody thinks that voting on computers with proprietary software, owned b
TheFrenchRazor
Mar 2018
#70
present the slightest bit of evidence that they WEREN'T. oh yeah, there isn't any, because there was
TheFrenchRazor
Mar 2018
#69
It isn't necessary to change votes when you can remove your opponents voters from the DB. n/t
rainin
Mar 2018
#33
Maybe they're saying NO VOTES WERE CHANGED because there's NO EVIDENCE THEY WERE?
brooklynite
Mar 2018
#54
THERE'S NO EVIDENCE THEY WEREN'T; some of us aren't as trusting as you are. some of us
TheFrenchRazor
Mar 2018
#71
I don't like Cal-Exit, but I do think that if the rest of the country wants to keep
Sophia4
Mar 2018
#21
I know that. Also that Russia connected people were behind it. They sow just enough chaos to
bettyellen
Mar 2018
#28
No one knows what they did to or with voter reg files yet. They pollute the discourse
bettyellen
Mar 2018
#36
"insert it into the bloodstream' is the exact words they used. Poison the blood. -nt
poboy2
Mar 2018
#32
Exactly- they create controversial stuff then have pols point to it as if it is real!
bettyellen
Mar 2018
#37
All state and federal officials who spoke to NBC News agree that no votes were changed and no voters
spanone
Mar 2018
#12
well then why do people keep claiming they know that no votes were changed? especially when there
TheFrenchRazor
Mar 2018
#68
Louise Mensch, the unhinged British Witch, has been writing about this since at least April 1, 2017.
pnwmom
Mar 2018
#23