File-sharing software on state election servers could expose them to intruders

File-sharing software on state election servers could expose them to intruders

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https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/11/file-sharing-software-on-state-election-servers-could-expose-them-to-intruders/

As recently as Monday, computer servers that powered Kentucky's online voter registration and Wisconsin's reporting of election results ran software that could potentially expose information to hackers or enable access to sensitive files without a password.

The insecure service run by Wisconsin could be reached from Internet addresses based in Russia, which has become notorious for seeking to influence US elections. Kentucky's was accessible from other Eastern European countries.

File-sharing software on state election servers could expose them to intruders

Nov 5, 2018, 11:17pm UTC
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/11/file-sharing-software-on-state-election-servers-could-expose-them-to-intruders/ > As recently as Monday, computer servers that powered Kentucky's online voter registration and Wisconsin's reporting of election results ran software that could potentially expose information to hackers or enable access to sensitive files without a password. > The insecure service run by Wisconsin could be reached from Internet addresses based in Russia, which has become notorious for seeking to influence US elections. Kentucky's was accessible from other Eastern European countries.