U.S. vote authorities warned to be alert to Russian hacks faking fraud - officials
(Reuters) - U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials are warning that hackers with ties to Russia's intelligence services could try to undermine the credibility of the presidential election by posting documents online purporting to show evidence of voter fraud.
The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said however, that the U.S. election system is so large, diffuse and antiquated that hackers would not be able to change the outcome of the Nov. 8 election.
But hackers could post documents, some of which might be falsified, that are designed to create public perceptions of widespread voter fraud, the officials said.
I guess this is one way to get ahead of any further leaks - declare everything 'might' be fake from here on out, and you can dismiss it easily
- oh yeah that damning email - its fake