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Chico Man

(3,001 posts)
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 10:36 AM Jul 2016

Is there any possibility of Russia hacking the actual election?

If you think the chance is 0%, remember Stuxnet:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet

I feel half paranoid and half right on this one. No matter what, it makes me worried. At least, this is something we should be discussing and considering - in other words, let's find out what is being done to absolutely prevent this from happening.



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Is there any possibility of Russia hacking the actual election? (Original Post) Chico Man Jul 2016 OP
I am no expert, but those old voting machines seem quite hackable rurallib Jul 2016 #1
wouldn't they have to be networked in some way? Mosby Jul 2016 #2
that is why I say I am no expert rurallib Jul 2016 #3
That's why I say, look at Stuxnet Chico Man Jul 2016 #6
Doubt it treestar Jul 2016 #4
Were we physically in Iran, deploying Stuxnet? Chico Man Jul 2016 #7
Why worry about the Russians?.......... socialist_n_TN Jul 2016 #5
I certainly hope someone is taking it VERY seriously Chico Man Jul 2016 #8
Hmm Chico Man Nov 2016 #9

rurallib

(62,448 posts)
1. I am no expert, but those old voting machines seem quite hackable
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 11:11 AM
Jul 2016

We had some really questionable results in Kentucky and Kansas last round.
Russian hackers seem to be the best in the world. I am worried.

rurallib

(62,448 posts)
3. that is why I say I am no expert
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 11:41 AM
Jul 2016

I believe some are. Someone must have some research on this.
Maybe I am getting paranoid.

socialist_n_TN

(11,481 posts)
5. Why worry about the Russians?..........
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 12:01 PM
Jul 2016

I've said for a while that this election could be decided by who has the better hackers, Trump or Clinton.

The only saving grace to these easily hackable voting machines is that it's getting to the point where it's affecting BOTH sides. That means that something MIGHT get done about it. Democrats make a big show about hacked and stolen elections while campaigning and then the issue disappears after they get elected. Probably because the current way things are done benefitted the ones who were elected in both parties.

Chico Man

(3,001 posts)
8. I certainly hope someone is taking it VERY seriously
Sun Jul 31, 2016, 01:05 PM
Jul 2016

I'm not as concerned about the individual machines themselves as I am about the central servers that tally of all of the results.

I just hope there are many cross checks in place that could inform us that something has gone wrong.

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