How the U.S. Can Prepare for a Major Election Hack
Note: This article first appeared at The Monkey Cage and is cross-posted here. Prior to the 2016 election, at least 21 U.S. states’ registration databases or websites were targeted by hackers and seven states were successfully “compromised,” although there’s no evidence that votes were altered. As American intelligence agencies recently made clear, the risk to voting systems continues in 2018. Foreign actors could target registration records, electronic voting machines, or vo