Trump DHS Secretly Ordered Voting Machine Hack — Concealed From Vendors & Congress
ProPublica reports Trump political appointees at DHS ordered its cybersecurity division to secretly acquire and hack a voting machine, with instructions to conceal any discovered vulnerabilities from vendors and report only to the White House — a major break from standard policy.
What we know
An account on X provided the most detailed breakdown, emphasising two critical policy violations: (1) vendors were explicitly not to be alerted if flaws were found, and (2) findings were to go directly to the White House rather than following standard disclosure channels. He RTed the original ProPublica report twice (here). Another account on X called it 'treason for 15 million Americans.' The story is gaining traction in both political and crypto-adjacent circles as a major election integrity concern ahead of US midterms.
How the story developed
ProPublica reports Trump political appointees at DHS ordered its cybersecurity division to secretly acquire and hack a voting machine, with instructions to conceal any discovered vulnerabilities from vendors and report only to the White House — a major break from standard policy.
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