A grand jury report outlines problems in an August 14 , 2012 , primary election in Florida . The investigation found that the Republican Party of Florida had improperly coordinated with county officials to limit voting access for minority voters and other groups who tend to vote Democratic. `` Those dangers were so severe because it would not take a lot of skill to change the registrations of thousands of voters , online , while sitting in , say , Bulgaria , '' he said . It 's the first documented attack on a U.S. election , said computer scientist David Jefferson . Jefferson : ` ` It 's clear that the attackers knew what they were doing ''
A grand jury report outlines problems in an August 14 , 2012 , primary election in Florida . The investigation found that the Republican Party of Florida had improperly coordinated with county officials to limit voting access for minority voters and other groups who tend to vote Democratic. It 's the first documented attack on a U.S. election , said computer scientist David Jefferson . Jefferson : ` ` It 's clear that the attackers knew what they were doing ''