In a critical voting district, Russian cyber attacks caused great confusion at several polling places delaying and interfering with some voters.
The attack was on the voting rolls rather than the voting machines, making it appear that some people weren't qualified to vote.
Voters were going in and being told that they had already voted — and they hadn't," recalls Allison Riggs, an attorney with the Southern Coalition for Social Justice. (NPR report)
NSA report: http://www.npr.org/2017/06/06/531701318/intercept-article-reveals-nsa-report-on-russian-cyberattack
http://www.npr.org/2017/06/20/533637643/despite-nsa-claim-election-vendor-denies-system-was-compromised-in-hack-attempt
http://www.npr.org/2017/08/10/542634370/russian-cyberattack-targeted-elections-vendor-tied-to-voting-day-disruptions
The attack was on the voting rolls rather than the voting machines, making it appear that some people weren't qualified to vote.
Voters were going in and being told that they had already voted — and they hadn't," recalls Allison Riggs, an attorney with the Southern Coalition for Social Justice. (NPR report)
NSA report: http://www.npr.org/2017/06/06/531701318/intercept-article-reveals-nsa-report-on-russian-cyberattack
http://www.npr.org/2017/06/20/533637643/despite-nsa-claim-election-vendor-denies-system-was-compromised-in-hack-attempt
http://www.npr.org/2017/08/10/542634370/russian-cyberattack-targeted-elections-vendor-tied-to-voting-day-disruptions
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