Wednesday, October 19, 2022

L.A. prosecutors: China had back-door access to U.S. election data

L.A. prosecutors: China had back-door access to U.S. election data - By Art Moore
  • 'This is probably the largest data breach in United States history'
"Calling it "probably the largest data breach in United States history," Los Angeles County prosecutor Eric Neff said Chinese contractors working for a Michigan-based software company had direct control over U.S. election data through an app for poll workers called PollChief.
The prosecutor, describing the volume of data in the breach as "astounding," was commenting on the criminal case against Eugene Yu, the CEO of Konnech, for allegedly storing Los Angeles election worker data on servers based in China.
..."any employee for Chinese contractors working on PollChief software had 'superadministration' privileges for all PollChief clients."...
  • ...Later, however, after working together on a "counter-intelligence operation," Engelbrecht and Phillips said the FBI turned against them. It was then that the True the Vote investigators decided to make their findings public and seek the help of independent researchers...

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