As recently as 2014, people could use WiFi to connect to voting machines inside certain voting places in the state of Virginia. They simply had to be nearby. Once connected, they could interfere with ballots. That major problem in election security has been fixed. Virginia stopped using those machines last year. But election cybersecurity is getting a closer look. Republican Party presidential nominee Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested that the election in November may be rigged. And, a politically sensitive hacking of the Democratic National Committee computer system increased public concern about election cybersecurity. Security experts say the risks are real. But, the probability of attacks on voting cybersystems is hard to estimate.
Title: Hacking the U.S. Election 'Possible' But Difficult, Experts Say
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1292/hacking_election.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Hacking the U.S. Election 'Possible' But Difficult, Experts Say' data-article-id='1801'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='13458'>As recently as 2014, people could use WiFi to connect to voting machines inside certain voting places in the state of Virginia.</span> <span data-start-time='13458' data-end-time='16958'>They simply had to be nearby.</span> <span data-start-time='16958' data-end-time='22479'>Once connected, they could interfere with ballots.</span> <span data-start-time='22479' data-end-time='28938'>That major problem in election security has been fixed.</span> <span data-start-time='28938' data-end-time='34500'>Virginia stopped using those machines last year.</span> <span data-start-time='34500' data-end-time='40625'>But election cybersecurity is getting a closer look.</span> <span data-start-time='40625' data-end-time='52979'>Republican Party presidential nominee Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested that the election in November may be rigged.</span> <span data-start-time='52979' data-end-time='68000'>And, a politically sensitive hacking of the Democratic National Committee computer system increased public concern about election cybersecurity.</span> <span data-start-time='68000' data-end-time='73146'>Security experts say the risks are real.</span> <span data-start-time='73146' data-end-time='81167'>But, the probability of attacks on voting cybersystems is hard to estimate.</span> 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result'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1292/areas_where_a_system_of_laws_is_used.m4a'><span>areas where a system of laws is used</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1292/things_that_are_not_usual.m4a'><span>things that are not usual</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1292/having_fixed_something_for_a_desired_result.m4a'><span>having fixed something for a desired result</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1292/without_aim_direction_or_rule.m4a'><span>without aim, direction or rule</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=6980 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1292/which_state_could_people_connect_to_voting_machines_through_wifi.m4a'>Which state could people connect to voting machines through WiFi?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Virginia '><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1292/massachusetts.m4a'><span>Massachusetts</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1292/virginia.m4a'><span>Virginia</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1292/west_virginia.m4a'><span>West Virginia</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1292/south_carolina.m4a'><span>South Carolina</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=6981 data-hint-location='40625' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1292/donald_trump_has_repeatedly_suggested_that_the_election_may_be__blank_.m4a'>Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested that the election may be <span class='blank'>rigged</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='rigged'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1292/rigged.m4a'><span>rigged</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1292/fair.m4a'><span>fair</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1292/fixed.m4a'><span>fixed</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1292/broken.m4a'><span>broken</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button 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