“Federal government: Connecticut was a target of electionhacking” is an article that is about Connecticut and twenty other U.S. states
being notified of a possible security breach of their online voter registration
systems. Last Friday, these states were notified by the federal U.S. Department
of Homeland Security that during the presidential campaign last year, Russian
government agents scanned the online system and attempted “hacking efforts.” Although
it appears that the attempts were unsuccessful, they are being investigated
federally, instead of by the states themselves. The tone of this article suggests
that it is possible that the hacking attempts may have been purposefully in
favor of the election of President Trump. This article is an interesting read,
as it contributes to our previous topic in this class about technology in
government. For states that are using online systems for voting and
registration, “hacking attempts are not uncommon.” This poses issues that cause
the federal government to step in and take over for the states.
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