An attempted hack of a voter database in
Georgia was traced to an IP address used by the Department of Homeland
Security. We blame Russia, of course.
Every pompous television pundit and
untrustworthy intelligence agency wants you, the vulnerable news consumer, to
believe that Putin hacked the DNC from the Kremlin’s basement, directly
resulting in Hillary Clinton’s defeat — even though it was clearly “her turn”.
And we must admit — although it pains us to
do so — that all the unverifiable accusations and rumors point to direct
Kremlin meddling in our beloved American democracy. It’s a simple fact: You
cannot find an anonymous source from an anonymous intelligence agency who will
say that Russian didn’t steal Hillary Clinton’s emails. Damning.
Which is why we were so shocked to learn
that a government that doesn’t speak Russian attempted to break into Georgia’s voter registration database.
As IT World reports:
Georgia’s
secretary of state says the state was hit with an attempted hack of its
voter registration database from an IP address linked to the federal
Department of Homeland Security.
Of course, it could have just been a
routine test to make sure states had secure voter registration databases. The
problem, of course, is that Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp was not
informed — not even after the attempted hack — that the DHS planned on
conducted such a test:
“This morning
I sent a letter to DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson demanding to know why,” he
said in the post.
The DHS said
it had received the letter. “We are looking into the matter. DHS takes the
trust of our public and private sector partners seriously, and we will respond
to Secretary Kemp directly,” the department said in a statement.
The hacking
attempt reportedly took place on Nov. 15, after the presidential
election, according to the Wall Street Journal, which saw a copy of the letter.
“At no
time has my office agreed to or permitted DHS to conduct penetration testing or
security scans of our network,” Kemp wrote in his letter. “Moreover, your
department has not contacted my office since this unsuccessful incident to
alert us of any security event that would require testing or scanning of our
network.”
We’re sure this lack of communication is an
innocent bureaucratic slip-up. No reason to suspect any foul play. After all,
there is zero evidence that the U.S. government attempted to break into voter
registration databases. To report something like that would be irresponsible
fake news.
The most likely explanation is that Russian
hackers took control of DHS systems and then attempted to break into Georgia’s
voter rolls. Very sneaky. And very, very Russian.
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2016/12/no_author/attempted-hack-us-voter-database/
