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DHS appointees reportedly sought secret hacking of voting machine

Original: “A few months into…Trump’s 2nd term, political appointees at the Dept of Homeland Security made an unusual request of it

Months into Donald Trump's second term, political appointees at the Department of Homeland Security made an unusual request of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency: secretly acquire a voting machine and hack it. The reported plan has drawn attention because CISA is the agency tasked with defending US election infrastructure, not probing it from within, raising questions about political motives and election security.

Why now: It suggests political appointees pushed a cybersecurity agency toward actions touching US election systems, fueling concerns about election integrity.

Donald TrumpDepartment of Homeland SecurityCISA

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• “A few months into…Trump’s 2nd term, political appointees at the Dept of Homeland Security made an unusual request of its agency focused on cybersecurity: Secretly acquire a voting machine & hack it. “The appointees wanted the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency… · Avonan@mas.to · 7

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