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I think it would be more appropriate to say that Russian influence socially engineered the 2016 election rather than outright hacked the election. One other th

I think it would be more appropriate to say that Russian influence socially engineered the 2016 election rather than outright hacked the election. One other thing to consider: US elections are by definition secure from a wholesale hacking on account of the election being run on a patchwork of systems that differ from state to state (and sometimes county to county or even precinct to precinct). However, this same design and subsequent long list of vulnerabilities found in election machines and their software means that it would be possible to tip crucial precincts and districts in surgical, spear-phishing style attacks that may not attract all that much attention.

unityByFreedom 9y ago
Isn't there some question over whether Russia supplied illegally obtained data, such as emails or voter registration details (or metadata generated from said data), to the Trump campaign? That's more than social engineering. It's potentially hacking and collusion. EDIT: Wow, quick to downvote. I thought we were in favor of waiting until the investigation concludes to say decisively whether or not collusion happened.
- catawbasam 9y ago
  A GOP consultant named Aaron Nevins requested and received detailed campaign data from Guccifer 2 that was hacked from the Dems. This included the Dem voter turnout model, "worth millions" according to Nevins. Guccifer 2 forwarded Nevin's analysis to Trump associate Roger Stone. Story at Wall Street Journal, May 25 2017. Short non pay wall version on Ars Technica.