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Trump officials reportedly asked staffers to secretly hack a voting machine.

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Trump administration asked CISA to secretly hack voting machine without reporting flaws

Political appointees at the Department of Homeland Security requested that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency obtain and hack a voting machine without reporting vulnerabilities back to the manufacturer, shocking staffers. The request was never fulfilled, but highlights concerns about politicization of the election security agency as Trump's budget proposes cutting CISA funding by $700 million.

Oct 19, 2026·5 sourcesVulnerability disclosure
Trump administration asked CISA to secretly hack voting machine without reporting flaws
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