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Democrats fear hackers targeted tight Florida races for latest data leaks
Yahoo Reuters ^ | August 19, 2016

Posted on 08/20/2016 4:13:35 AM PDT by SMGFan

Leading Democrats are growing increasingly worried that the hackers who made public leaked documents this week were trying to sabotage the Democratic candidates in several central Florida congressional races, the first time such leaks have been targeted so directly.

Two sources familiar with Democratic Party investigations of recent cyber attacks said documents made public this week by the hacker known as Guccifer2 contained information that could damage Democratic candidates in competitive Florida contests for the U.S. House of Representatives.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 2016swingstates; democrats; dnc; emails; fl2016; florida; guccifer; guccifer2; hacking; leaks
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To: tiki

Actually, the conventional wisdom is high-tech computer fraud far surpasses fraud perpetrated by ineligible individuals voting at the ballot box.

Its easier.....and leaves fewer witnesses.


21 posted on 08/20/2016 6:59:27 AM PDT by Liz (SAFE PLACE? liberal's mind. Nothing's there. Nothing penetrates it.)
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To: wintertime
If brain isn't fibbing, I think it was on a computer discussion board where I picked it up many years back.
22 posted on 08/20/2016 7:20:44 AM PDT by W. (0bama fatigue syndrome has set in long ago!)
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To: Liz

But if you take it precinct by precinct they couldn’t add votes. No 100% precincts.


23 posted on 08/20/2016 7:31:55 AM PDT by tiki
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To: tiki

The DNC can issue a command to a precinct computer to change all Repub votes to Dem....then command the evidence be destroyed.

It’s that simple.


24 posted on 08/20/2016 7:37:31 AM PDT by Liz (SAFE PLACE? liberal's mind. Nothing's there. Nothing penetrates it.)
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To: Liz

Historically most vote couting fraud has been flipping 3d party votes to the party in control of the machinery. Will this year differ?


25 posted on 08/20/2016 2:06:57 PM PDT by spintreebob (t)
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