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No they did not, at least not in the context of this story. At the time, the story was Trump's fallacious claims that there was widespread voting fraud and tam

No they did not, at least not in the context of this story. At the time, the story was Trump's fallacious claims that there was widespread voting fraud and tampering with voting machines. The implication was that there were millions of illegitimate votes for his opponent. There was no justification for his view that it was possible, or even if it was, that all fraud would favor the Dems. The context of this hacking is mostly of voter databases. This information can be used for propaganda campaigns, and other kinds of targeted attacks that suppress voter turnout, intimidate, and sew distrust in the system.

chimeracoder 9y ago
To add to what you said, this could be used for more than just propaganda campaigns and targeted attacks. For example: > In Illinois, investigators found evidence that cyber intruders tried to delete or alter voter data Which implies that voter registration lists may have been affected. During the primary elections, there were reports in certain states of people who found their names missing from the voter lists and had to cast provisional ballots. (Anecdotally, I know at least one person who votes regularly and found their name missing, despite not having moved or changed their registration information since the previous election, only a few months before). From the article, we can't say if those are related, but it's clear tampering with voter registration information was the intention, whether or not they actually succeeded: > In fact, the Obama administration believed that the Russians were possibly preparing to delete voter registration information or slow vote tallying in order to undermine confidence in the election. That effort went far beyond the carefully timed release of private communications by individuals and parties
rdtsc 9y ago
> the story was Trump's fallacious claims that there was widespread voting fraud Well he wasn't completely wrong there: https://apnews.com/6b71a926cb624a209851b41ac616b184 https://apnews.com/6b71a926cb624a209851b41ac616b184
- metalliqaz 9y ago
  I believe he claimed that there was something like 2-3 million fraudulent votes. Yes, he was completely wrong.
egwynn 9y ago
In this context, you want ‘sow’, not ‘sew’.

chimeracoder 9y ago

To add to what you said, this could be used for more than just propaganda campaigns and targeted attacks. For example: > In Illinois, investigators found evidence that cyber intruders tried to delete or alter voter data Which implies that voter registration lists may have been affected. During the primary elections, there were reports in certain states of people who found their names missing from the voter lists and had to cast provisional ballots. (Anecdotally, I know at least one person who votes regularly and found their name missing, despite not having moved or changed their registration information since the previous election, only a few months before). From the article, we can't say if those are related, but it's clear tampering with voter registration information was the intention, whether or not they actually succeeded: > In fact, the Obama administration believed that the Russians were possibly preparing to delete voter registration information or slow vote tallying in order to undermine confidence in the election. That effort went far beyond the carefully timed release of private communications by individuals and parties

rdtsc 9y ago

> the story was Trump's fallacious claims that there was widespread voting fraud Well he wasn't completely wrong there: https://apnews.com/6b71a926cb624a209851b41ac616b184 https://apnews.com/6b71a926cb624a209851b41ac616b184

metalliqaz 9y ago
I believe he claimed that there was something like 2-3 million fraudulent votes. Yes, he was completely wrong.

egwynn 9y ago

In this context, you want ‘sow’, not ‘sew’.