Earlier this week, NBC reported that an attack against a Florida website resulted in the first known case of online election fraud in the US. According to a grand jury report on irregularities in the August 2012 election, someone created a computer program that "automatically, systematically, and rapidly" submitted over 2,500 "phantom requests" for absentee ballots to a Miami-Dade County elections website in an attempt to skew election results. While this was not the only fraudulent act that occurred during the election, it is still a milestone that is worth noting :)
You can find a full copy of the report here. Enjoy!
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