Eric Geller

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Modems transmit results from voting machines to central computers over cell networks, creating a new way to remotely compromise election equipment. Hackers could plant malware on voting devices or election management systems, or they could corrupt unofficial results in transit. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

@noah_praetz, who loved using modems when he oversaw elections in Cook County, IL, said "the risk calculation has changed" — modems expand the "threat surface" beyond what can be justified by convenience. "If past is prologue, actors will try to exploit those vulnerabilities." — PolitiTweet.org