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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security was requested to secretly acquire and hack a voting machine.

PoliticsCybersecurityConflictOct 19, 2026score 0.272 posts · 0 replies across 2 instances
The thread discusses claims that the Trump administration ordered cyber agents to hack voting machines, raising concerns about election security and potential interference. The posts reference a report from Alternet.org detailing a request by Homeland Security officials to hack a voting machine.

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security was requested to secretly acquire and hack a voting machine.
Parent: Election SecurityEntity: U.S. Department of Homeland SecurityImpact: negativeDate: Oct 19, 2026Target: The request by the Department of Homeland Security to hack a voting machine.

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Panic sparked as Trump admin orders cyber agents to hack voting machines https://www.alternet.org/voting-machines-hack/ via Alternet.org
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Panic sparked as Trump admin orders cyber agents to hack voting machines A few months into President Donald Trump’s second term, political appointees at the Department of Homeland Security made an unusual request of its agency focused on cybersecurity: Secretly acquire a voting machine and hack it. https://www.alternet.org/voting-machines-hack/
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