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Brazilian hacker claims Bolsonaro asked him to hack into the voting system ahead of 2022 vote (apnews.com)

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Brazilian hacker claims Bolsonaro asked him to hack into the voting system ahead of 2022 vote::A Brazilian hacker claims then-President Jair Bolsonaro asked him to hack the country’s electronic voting system to expose its alleged weaknesses ahead of the 2022 presidential election.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, the request wasn't to hack the election, it was to show it was possible so they could claim it was stolen if he lost. Any single point of weakness would have been sufficient.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

This is the same guy who claimed the election was rigged when... you know... he won!