By Nicholas Fondacaro
The fear of a cyber-attack on the American election system seemed close to being realized Monday with a dire warning from FBI. “There’s late word tonight that the FBI is warning state election officials to pay more attention to the security of their voting systems in response to recent hacking attacks that are just now coming to light,” reported fill-in anchor Savannah Guthrie on NBC Nightly News. NBC was the only network to share the FBI’s warning, while ABC and CBS failed to mention it at all.
“This comes after an attempt at hacks into two election systems this summer,” explained NBC’s Justice Correspondent Pete Williams, “So the FBI has issued an advisory urging the state to look for specific signs that could indicate attempts at similar cyber-attacks.”......To Read More.....
The fear of a cyber-attack on the American election system seemed close to being realized Monday with a dire warning from FBI. “There’s late word tonight that the FBI is warning state election officials to pay more attention to the security of their voting systems in response to recent hacking attacks that are just now coming to light,” reported fill-in anchor Savannah Guthrie on NBC Nightly News. NBC was the only network to share the FBI’s warning, while ABC and CBS failed to mention it at all.
“This comes after an attempt at hacks into two election systems this summer,” explained NBC’s Justice Correspondent Pete Williams, “So the FBI has issued an advisory urging the state to look for specific signs that could indicate attempts at similar cyber-attacks.”......To Read More.....
