Election Vendor Faces Charges After Conspiracy Group's Allegations

Election Vendor Faces Charges After Conspiracy Group's Allegations

Prosecutors in Los Angeles say Konnech, a small company that makes software for scheduling election workers, has illegally given its contractors in China access to sensitive data as part of a "massive data breach." A defense attorney said the prosecution was relying on dubious information from "one of the more discredited election deniers."

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