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Hackers hit Arizona, Illinois voter databases
 [USATODAY] A suspected Russian hacker probed a voter registration database in Arizona and another unidentified attacker gained entry to one in Illinois this summer, the FBI said, prompting the agency to warn states election boards should conduct vulnerability scans.No actual voting election systems were seriously compromised, officials said. Systems taken offline Election officials in both states confirmed they took their voter registration databases offline briefly last month as they became aware of attempted breaches to their systems. Matt Roberts, a spokesman for the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office, said state authorities were notified last month by the FBI of the suspected hack, when it was discovered the username and password of a county election official were being circulated online. Posted by: Fred 2016-08-30 |
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