Published 2 years ago

Attempted breach of Ohio county election network draws FBI and state scrutiny

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Federal and state investigators are examining an attempt to breach an Ohio county’s election network that bears striking similarities to an incident in Colorado earlier this year, when government officials helped an outsider gain access to the county voting system in an effort to find fraud.

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Yahoo News

FBI investigates attempted breach of local election network in Ohio

News comes at a time when Republicans across the country claim without evidence that America’s electoral system is fraudulent Ohio secretary of state Frank LaRose: ‘It’s concerning that somebody would – especially somebody in a government office … try to engage in some sort of vigilante investigation.’ Photograph: Jay LaPrete/AP The FBI is investigating an attempted breach of a local election network in the state of Ohio that occurred last sprin…

2 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Guardian

FBI investigates attempted breach of local election network in Ohio

News comes at a time when Republicans across the country claim without evidence that America’s electoral system is fraudulent

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Washington Post

Attempted breach of Ohio county election network draws FBI and state scrutiny

The incident, in which a private laptop was plugged into the government computer network inside the office of a Lake County commissioner, came the same month as a similar event in Mesa County, Colo., which is also under FBI investigation.

2 years ago

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The Hill

FBI investigating attempted hacking of Ohio election network: report

The FBI is investigating an attempted hacking of an Ohio election network that occurred in May, multiple sources

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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Raw Story

Mike Lindell associates linked to another attempted election breach: report

Alleged associates of MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell have been linked to an attempted breach of an election network in Ohio in May. The attempted breach in Lake County, Ohio — which is now under investigation by federal and state authorities — "bears striking similarities to an incident in Colorado earli...

2 years ago·United States

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Portland Press Herald

Attempted breach of Ohio county election network draws FBI and state scrutiny

Data obtained in Ohio and in a similar incident in Colorado were distributed at a symposium hosted by an ally of Donald Trump who has pushed false claims of election fraud.

2 years ago·Portland, United States

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