House approves legislation making hacking voting systems a federal crime

House approves legislation making hacking voting systems a federal crime

The House on Monday unanimously approved legislation that would make hacking federal voting systems a federal crime. 


The Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act, approved by the Senate last year, would make hacking federal voting infrastructure a crime under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which is commonly used by the Justice Department to take action against malicious hackers.


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