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More state election databases hacked than previously thought
Multiple law enforcement sources tell CBS News homeland security correspondent Jeff Pegues that more U.S. state election databases have been hacked than previously thought. According to sources, a total of about 10 states have had their systems probed or breached by hackers, similar to what happened in Arizona and Illinois. CBS News has learned that government officials are increasingly concerned about Russian efforts to disrupt or influence the 2016 presidential election.
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These things have been broken since they were rolled out. Security researchers complain every election cycle. Security researchers even show how easily these machines are hacked, every election cycle. IIRC it only took 30 seconds one year. Why is it Russia's fault that these things have been left broken for years? Why is it not the fault of the governments who used bad voting systems, knowing they were broken?