From Just the News.com (Oct. 1):
Memory sticks that are used to program Philadelphia voting machines have been stolen along with a worker's laptop, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The outlet reported that assurances have been made that the thefts from a city warehouse will not impair the integrity of the elections. "We are confident that this incident will not in any way compromise the integrity of the election," said Nick Custodio, who serves as a deputy to the chair of the city commissioners.
Custodio noted that the stolen laptop was remotely disabled after the crime had been uncovered. The missing device “did not have any of our election material on it,” he reportedly said.
The encrypted USB sticks are linked to specific voting machines, according to the outlet. “Upon programming, these encryption keys ‘marry’ the USB with the machine, and if placed in another machine, it will cause an error and the machine will not work,” a company spokesperson reportedly said. [read more]
Other election news:
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- DNI Ratcliffe, FBI say Iran, Russia attempting to interfere with 2020 election
- US officials say Russian hackers targeted networks of dozens of state and local governments in recent days
- Are Recent Reports of COVID Surges an Attempt to Suppress In-Person Voting?
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