Voting machine researchers say federal work abruptly ended after Trump ally pushed back on their findings

The government was ready to expand its voting-security work. Then it pulled the plug

Cybersecurity executives described the political pressures that emerged when their findings did not support claims of election manipulation.

Voting machine researchers say federal work abruptly ended after Trump ally pushed back on their findings

Mojave Research executives said at DEF CON that the government had been preparing to expand the company’s election security work, and linked Trump adviser Kurt Olsen to pressure they faced after finding election system vulnerabilities but no evidence votes were altered.