Friday, December 9, 2016

UH OH !!!  ---  Georgia’s Secretary of State says there’s evidence of HACKING of his state’s election computers


Georgia officially notified Homeland Security about the unauthorized attempted breach of its elections computer systems  ---  Homeland Security says it will investigate and then respond to the inquiry directly to the State of Georgia


HERE’S THE RUB:  ---  the Georgia Attorney General says the post-election attempted hack of his state’s election computers looks like  >>>  IT WAS DONE BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY  <<< 


Georgia now wants confirmation and an explanation about the apparent unauthorized intrusion into its computer systems by the Federal Agency

 


According to a recent report that appears in Newsmax,   The state of Georgia on Thursday accused the U.S. Homeland Security Department of apparently trying to hack its election systems….  In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, Georgia Secretary of State Brian P. Kemp said a computer traced back to the federal agency in Washington tried unsuccessfully to penetrate the state office's firewall one week after the presidential election. The letter speculated that what it described as "a large unblocked scan event" might have been a security test….  It sought details, including whether the agency did in fact conduct the unauthorized scan, who authorized it and whether other states might have been similarly probed. Kemp cited the federal law against knowingly accessing a computer without authorization or exceeding authorized access, which is a felony….”  (See  “Georgia Accuses US of Trying to Hack Its Election Systems”  from AP feed, 12/8/16,  Newmax/Home/ Newsfront   [http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/US-Election-Hacking/2016/12/08/id/763017/]).


The Newsmax article went on to quote the Georgia Secretary of State as follows:   “….   ‘At no time has my office agreed to or permitted DHS to conduct penetration testing or security scans of our network,’ Kemp wrote. ‘Moreover, your department has not contacted my office since this unsuccessful incident to alert us of any security event that would require testing or scanning of our network.’…   Kemp said this was ‘especially odd and concerning’ given that he is a member of the U.S. Election Infrastructure Cybersecurity Working Group run by the federal agency….”


Newsmax printed this response from Homeland Security:   “….  Homeland Security spokesman Scott McConnell said the department got Kemp's letter and is ‘looking into the matter.’…’DHS takes the trust of our public and private sector partners seriously, and we will respond to Secretary Kemp directly,’ McConnell said….”


GEORGIA ONE OF TWO STATES THAT DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN U.S. DEPARTMANT OF HOMELAND SECURITY’S PRE-ELECTION ANTI-HACKING PROGRAM AND TESTS

The Newsmax piece also noted that forty-eight states accepted offers from the Homeland Security Department to scan their networks AHEAD of the presidential elections. Reportedly those scans searched for vulnerabilities that could be exploited by hackers. The U.S. agency also described how states could patch their networks to make it more difficult for hackers to penetrate them.   Interestingly, Georgia was one of the two states that DID NOT ACCEPT the pre-election offer from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

Be careful. Gail, 'big brother is watching....'

Anonymous said...

Relax, Gail. We're definitely not watching.

Anonymous said...

Now thats a story.

Not adding up that its only running on Newsmax. This story helps the Jill Stein recount.

Anonymous said...

Hacking in politics has replaced the hacks. Why weren't ant Trump or GOP emails hacked? Somebody has an agenda and I'm starting to see a lot of Generals in charge. The Junta is now in charge.

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE "WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN READIN' & SMOKIN'" EDITION

TO: "ANONYMOUS SAID... 12:27 PM" & "ANONYMOUS SAID...10:54 PM"

First, the very serious charges by the Georgia Secretary of State against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security had been reported on by The Wall Street Journal, The NY Daily News, The Daily Mail, multiple programs on Fox News, The Hill, Townhall, CNBC, Microsoft News (MSN) and several lesser known media outlets on December 8th and December 9th..... Also, how does a story about the discovery of a possible post-election hack by a U.S. security agency of a state's election systems do anything to buttress wacko Jill Stein's argument(s) ????

Second, there are no "generals" being put into President-elect Trump's cabinet..... President-elect Trump has selected several civilians, who happened to be retired U.S. military flag officers, for key positions in his administration --- historically, that's a pattern that had been followed by several prior presidents and regulary by many large business organizations in the United States.

Anonymous said...

What Putin wants Putin gets.

The Republican party should switch its nickname from Grand Old Party to Better Red like Trumps Head.

Anonymous said...

Soviet hacking to have an impact on an election is a big scandal.

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE "TURNABOUT IS FAIR PLAY" EDITION

TO: "ANONYMOUS SAID... AT 11:24 PM"

"Soviet hacking...." ????? Soviets ceased to exist with the end of the "Cold War" --- surely, you heard about that.....

Are you stuck in some kind of time warp ????? Or are you channeling Woody Allen's character in "Sleeper" ?????

In addition, you obviously don't know the history of U.S. interference in other people's elections, both during the Cold War and since..... Even if Russia were involved in any such thing as hacking to influence our elections (and there would need to be some proof beyond some anonymous CIA leakers and/or a few generalizations contained in a few conclusory reports), we would need to be mature about such intrusive acts; after all, our CIA and related agencies have interfered in other peoples' elections for decades going back to Iran and Vietnam in the 50's and all through the Caribbean, and Central and South America in the 60's.....

Besides, any Russian interference in U.S. elections would be small potatoes compared to what the Democrat Party does as its normal way of doing business.

Anonymous said...

You tell 'em, Gail, the Dems surely have added hacking to the rest of their hackery

Anonymous said...

Were the Soviets ever in Poland?

Anonymous said...

To 12:19, just like the only "appointed" POTUS, Jerry, I think you played too much football without a helmet

Anonymous said...

If either Sarah Jane Moore or Lynette "Squeeky" Fromme knew how to handle a gun, Nelson Rockefeller could have been the second appointed POTUS

Anonymous said...

There is a roadside rest stop on the parkway called "Rockefeller Lookout".

The legislature should consider changing the name to "Lookout for Rockefeller".

Anonymous said...

Wayne County Michigan reports 35% of districts casting more votes for Hillary than voters exist.

Anonymous said...

For years Wayne County Michigan which covers Detroit has a history of coming in with late numbers that don't add up.

Anonymous said...

Diane Rudiano has plenty of time on her hands. Send her in to figure out what happened with the computerized voting machines.

Anonymous said...

So let me get this straight.

The Russians stuffed the ballot box in Detroit for Hillary.

Does CNN know about this?

Galewyn Massey said...

RESPONSE: THE "CENTER OF GRAVITY" EDITION

TO WHOM IT MIGHT CONCERN

The Russian's hacking our election story is really an MSM, Liberal/Progressive and an Obama-politicized CIA conspiracy to sell some really "fake news" to Americans.....

BUT EVEN IF IT ALL WERE TRUE --- AT THIS POINT IN U.S. HISTORY, I'D RATHER HAVE KGB-ORIENTED RUSSIAN SECRET OPERATORS "FIXING" OUR U.S. ELECTIONS THAN THE 2016 DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND THE U.S. MSM FIXING THAT SAME ELECTION TO MAKE HILLARY CLINTON THE PRESIDENT OF THE USA.....

Anonymous said...

Gail, they say the "enemy of my enemy..." It sure looks like you are receptive to Putin as the enemy of your enemy Hillary Clinton.

Anonymous said...

Yeah Gale. Whats up with you and these Russkies ??

Anonymous said...

Assange stated the DNC emails came from a DNC insider. Did anyone check Tulsi Gabbards bag when she left the building?