No spoilers at all. Riveting in the sense that it is absolutely enlightening. This would definitely qualify in the must see category.
Harri Hursti is extremely qualified on the subject and lays everything out so anyone could understand.
Extremely highly recommended.
Kill Chain: The Cyber War on America's Elections
2020
Action / Documentary
Kill Chain: The Cyber War on America's Elections
2020
Action / Documentary
Keywords: electioncybercrime
Plot summary
Finnish hacker and election expert Harri Hursti investigates election-related hacks, uncovering just how unprotected voting systems really are.
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Even for Non-Americans, the question of election integrity has become extremely relevant to the foundation of a democratic process in the digital age. Is there a cyber war, is not the question, but who is winning it. If the experts in Kill Chain are to be trusted, then America, and other nations, are pretending that the war isn't even happening.
As documentaries go, many are made with partisan funding and motivations, and released during election campaigns with uncanny timing. Kill Chain manages to portray a bi-partisan issue with voices from more than one administration and both sides of the aisle, even if it directly attacks key Republicans. The message is clear, but therin lies some of its faults.
Harri Hursti is the focal point of the documentary, travelling around the world to speak with experts that unanimously pontificate the vulnerabilities of digital voting that lacks a paper trail of accountability for audit. He is accomplished, knowledgable and believable as an expert in the field of cyberwarfare. Assertions are made that the exploitation is a possibility, but little discussion takes place around if they are being exploited - it is assumed that they are. That sets the bar rather low when all that is required is to cast doubt. This criticism, however, is not without merit and that is where Kill Chain becomes compelling in its message.
Numerous examples are provided of how the exploits can happen, and direct comments in defence of the American systems are addressed and effectively disproved with great ease. Election machines, for example, are demonstrated to be easily obtained and brought to a hackers convention that demonstrates some of the most disconcerting patterns of issues. It becomes a lost opportunity in light of the amassed circumstances that none of the official authorities or manufacturers would participate. Their silence, in this case, is deafening.
Not bad. Little partisan but still good
Ok. Major conservative here. This documentary is still not bad. Very informative. I'm in tech so I like the tech they talked about and discussed. Interesting to see Russians did "hack" the 2016 election as in the national voter rolls but nothing with changing votes. Hmm. So the democrat lie was all fake for 4 years. Typical. The bias starts coming out halfway after the GA 2018 governor election part. Brian kemp and stacie Abrams both corrupt turds. Neither should be in any power, but unfortunately, they both are. The main questions are why is this buried now on hbo and why doesn't anyone talk about it now? Where is Amy klobuchar and dick durbin on election integrity? Oh yeah their candidates and party won. Bunch of crickets now. Yawn. Was this really the most secure election ever and did a guy who can't even walk and chew gum really get elected by more people than ever before? Are we really that dumb now?
Based on polls, which are always wrong by 3-5 points and still factored in, it still shows no. We aren't. This was not the most secure election nor did that many legit people vote for this buffoon. Voting rules were changed with mail in ballots that were easily hackable and changed. I'd love to hear old Haris investigation on that. But I highly doubt we'll never know that...