Posted on 08/30/2016 2:34:43 PM PDT by DCBryan1
he FBI has responded to recent concerns about U.S. voting systems being targeted for cyberattacks as Election Day approaches, saying the agency takes the threat "very, very seriously" and is working to "equip the rest of our government with options."
FBI Director James Comey addressed the issue while speaking to government and private-industry experts attending the Symantec Government Symposium in Washington, D.C.
"We take very seriously any effort by any actor," he said, "to influence the conduct of affairs in our country, whether that's an election or something else."
His comments come one day after news surfaced about FBI warnings to the states that hackers had infiltrated one state board of election and targeted another.
Three days ago, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., sent a letter to Comey, expressing concern that "the threat of the Russian government tampering in our presidential election is more extensive than widely known and may include the intent to falsify official election results."
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Well crap.
The crooked FBI is setting the stage so that if Trump wins, it will because the evil Russians manipulated the electronic voting.
If they are taking it seriously, they might want to get a different spokesman besides the guy everyone in the country knows is a political pawn of the Democrat party.
The FBI is a bad joke after its “investigation” of Hillary. Who can believe anything they say?
Wut?
The powers that be are laying the foundation to nullify Trump’s election.
But what is the FBI doing about it?
Dim bulb Reid you guys are not going to get out of this election. November 8th is your good bye date.
I tried to comment on ABC news link but they are banning me. Anyway, maybe it’s because I called SOROS the anti-Christ.
Here is what I wrote
Could it be SOROS/DNC? The hacked e-mails from Open Society reveal an overdose of meddling in EU elections, “normalizing” refugee break-ins into the West, an effort to nationalize the police,buying off SCOTUS for illegal alien amnesty attempts...so why not hack and steal the US elections?
HAR, HAR, HAR.
The Lefties will do anything to keep Trump out of the White House.
We’ve all gotten the source and source links backwards at some point.
Democrats don't mind stolen elections as long as they are the ones doing the steeling. This is why the FBI is concerned. Obama and Hillary are concerned and want the FBI to get rid of the competition.
100%! This is what is happening and the media is hyping this big time. Notice what Tim Kaine said today, that Trump is in cahoots with Russia.. 100% conspiracy to discredit election results and enable 0dunga to REFUSE TO LEAVE THE WH UNTIL HILLARY IS DECLARED THE WINNER.
BLOAT, there's a CivilWarBrewing.
Did he mention if they were looking for or found any intent. Didn’t think so.
Go back to punch cards.
Very low cost, secure and accurate.
Like using the above as a check.
Does anyone believe a word Comey says anymore?
Sorry, Comey, you’ve lost all respect and credibility with millions of Americans. Go piss up a rope...
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