Democrats want to know if voting machine vendors shared info with Russians

Two Democratic senators are seeking information from election equipment vendors about whether they have shared details about their voting machines with Russian entities.

Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., sent a letter to Election Systems & Software, Dominion Voting Systems, and Hart InterCivic on Wednesday regarding the security of their voting infrastructure.

“Foreign access to critical source code information and sensitive data continues to be an overlooked vulnerability,” the senators said. “The U.S. government and Congress have recently taken steps to address some cyber vulnerabilities, including by banning the use [of] Kaspersky Lab, a Moscow-based cybersecurity firm that has maintained a relationship with Russia’s military and intelligence sectors, from all U.S. government computers. Now, we must also ensure the security of our voting machines and associated software.”

According to a January Reuters report, multiple U.S. tech companies allowed Russian authorities access to their software, which is used by the U.S. government, to search for vulnerabilities. The firms let Russian authorities look over their source code in order to sell in Russia.

The revelations have drawn concern from U.S. officials.

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