Trump Officials Asked Election Security Agency to Secretly Obtain and Hack a Voting Machine, Report Finds

Officials fear cybersecurity agency meant to protect US elections compromised by Trump

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.The appointees wanted the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to procure the machine, examine it and report back the findings so they could be given to the White House, according to two former administration of…

The Gutting of Election Security

Donald Trump has said voting is vulnerable even as his administration has undermined the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which is supposed to protect it.

Trump Officials Asked Election Security Agency to Secretly Obtain and Hack a Voting Machine, Report Finds

ProPublica reports that DHS appointees asked CISA to secretly buy and hack a voting machine for the White House. Staff objected, and the plan was abandoned.

Trump Appointees Wanted a Voting Machine Hacked

“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,” ProPublica reports. “The appointees wanted the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to procure the machine, examine it and report back […]

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.The appointees wanted the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to procure the machine, examine it and report back the findings so they could be given to the White House, according to two former administration of…

This Cybersecurity Agency Is Supposed to Protect U.S. Elections. Officials Fear It’s Been Compromised by Trump.

DHS appointees made an unusual request of its agency that protects election systems: Secretly acquire a voting machine and hack it. Though not acted on, the request shows how the Trump administration has tried to use the agency for its own ends.