GoKawiilDHS Reportedly Ordered CISA to Buy and Hack a Voting Machine
ProPublica reports that the Department of Homeland Security directed the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to acquire a voting machine and test it for security flaws, citing two anonymous former officials. The same report says CISA staff were angered by the order, and that Elon Musk's DOGE initiative had already laid off CISA employees with the technical expertise to carry it out, leaving officials to tell the White House the task was not feasible.
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One former official quoted by ProPublica suggested the findings could be used to justify invalidating election results the administration dislikes, though this motive is not confirmed by DHS. State officials and vendors say CISA's election-security coordination has gone quiet for over a year, which could leave voting infrastructure less scrutinized ahead of future elections.
- ProPublica says DHS ordered CISA to buy and hack a voting machine, per two anonymous former officials.
- DOGE layoffs reportedly left CISA without staff capable of carrying out the hacking order.
- State officials say CISA's election-security engagement has stalled for over a year with no explanation.
Source: futurism.com — Joe Wilkins, 2026-10-20
Published there as: “Trump’s Department of Homeland Security Secretly Ordered Cybersecurity Operatives to Acquire a Voting Machine and Hack It”
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