More than half of U.S. election officials could be vulnerable to email phishing scams

With less than 100 days left until what's likely to be one of the most contentious and consequential presidential elections in modern history, experts are tallying up the potential for interference. 

Not only is the incumbent deliberately setting up the election as compromised before it begins, baselessly casting doubt on the integrity and security of mail-in voting (despite using it himself), but there are actual real-life vulnerabilities to be concerned about too.

A new report from cybersecurity provider Area 1 reviewed the emails of over 12,000 U.S. election administrators, who manage election processes that vary hugely from state to state, as part of a highly decentralized national network — creating what the official report describes as, in a partially-censored sentence, "a cluster[redacted] of vulnerability."  Read more...

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