Presidential Election 2016 Archives

Pierluigi Paganini December 31, 2019

DHS report – Voting systems in North Carolina county in 2016 were not hacked

Computer faults that disrupted voting in a North Carolina county in 2016 were not caused by cyber attacks, a federal investigation states. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security shared the results of an investigation on computer errors that disrupted voting in a North Carolina county in 2016, authorities were not able to associate […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 08, 2017

Comey hearing: Former FBI director talks about Russia interference in US Presidential Election

Former FBI Director Comey hearing: Comey Has ‘No Doubt’ on the Russia’s Involvement in cyber attacks against 2016 US Presidential Election. James Comey today testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee that he believes that Russia Government is behind the cyber attacks aimed to interfere with the 2016 US election. Former FBI Director James Comey today […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 05, 2016

Evidence on hacks of the US State Election Systems suggest Russian origin

Researchers have found links between the attacks on US state election systems and campaigns managed by alleged Russian state-sponsored hackers. Security experts at threat intelligence firm ThreatConnect have conducted an analysis on the IP addresses listed in the flash alert issued in August by the FBI that warned about two cyber attacks against the election […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 30, 2016

FBI flash alert says foreign hackers compromised state election systems

The FBI issued a “flash” alert to election officials across the country confirming that foreign hackers have compromised state election systems in two states. The FBI confirmed that foreign hackers have penetrated state election systems, federal experts have uncovered evidence of the intrusion. The hackers penetrated the databases of two state election systems in the […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 12, 2016

Are voting machines easy to hack? Yes, because they are outdated

Is it possible to hack voting machines? According to cyber security experts, it is possible due to the use of outdated systems. The recent attacks against the DNC and Hillary Clinton‘s server raised the question about the cyber security of entire US election machine. Speaking at the Aspen Security Forum, Lisa O. Monaco, homeland security […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 30, 2016

Clinton campaign servers were accessed as part of DNC hack

Media outlet continues to publish news regarding the DNC hack, computer servers used by Clinton campaign were compromised as part of DNC hack. The news of the recent Democratic National Convention (DNC) hack is monopolizing the technological debate around the US presidential campaign. Yesterday I reported the news of another hack against the operation of the DNC, according to the Reuters, […]