These groups try to hack the vote – so that real criminals can’t

Posted on AllSides October 21st, 2020
From The Center

Maggie MacAlpine is full of ideas about how to cause chaos on Election Day.

Sitting in a suit jacket and T-shirt against a red background with skulls and her team’s moniker, K-OS, she ticks off possibilities from sending armed gun-rights activists to polling places, to spreading rumors that minority voters are being turned away, to a “deep fake” concession speech by a candidate.

Meanwhile, her “opponents” are strategizing how best to protect the election against such mischief. In this virtual tabletop exercise run by Boston-based firm Cybereason, all the...

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