Recent updates with regards to the upcoming US election made the headlines as security breaches have been announced. As of the latest update, it was announced that there are foreign cyber threats that's making an impact on the upcoming elections.
Alarming announcements have been made as it was reported by various websites that election boards are being targeted by hackers. Sydney Morning Herald noted that several evidences pointing out that Russian hackers are targeting US votes.
US Senate minority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada wrote to FBI director, James B. Comey Jr, the US Senate minority leader noted that the US election is under threat of the Russian interface. Part of what was written in the letter cited that the hack can possibly trigger an intent to "falsify election results."
Russia's President Vladimir Putin is also being dragged into the controversial hack. Reid stated that the Russian president could be the brains behind the tampering of the the upcoming US elections.
"Officials and cyber security experts say recent breaches at the Democratic National Committee and elsewhere in the Democratic Party were likely carried out by people within the Russian government. Kremlin officials have denied that."
Up to the present, it is still unclear as to what the motive of the hacking is. It can either be a gesture to sabotage the upcoming elections, or to gather the voter's personal information. Though accessing the voter's personal information through the data base may be a different case, it is still a malicious conduct.
The hackers may be able to gathers the voter's address, phone numbers and personal details, which could lead to identity theft. The real motives regarding the hack is yet to be known, but Washington Post highlighted that being hacked is almost a threat to security, thus it should not be taken lightly.
"I'm less concerned about the attackers getting access to and downloading the information. I'm more concerned about the information being altered, modified or deleted. That's where the real potential is for any sort of meddling in the election," Brian Kalkin, vice president of operations for the Center for Internet Security told the news website.
