VR Systems controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2016
Reported Russian phishing and election-security controversy
Russian intelligence-linked actors reportedly targeted VR Systems with phishing emails and attempted to impersonate the company in spear-phishing messages aimed at election officials. VR Systems said that its employees had not fallen for the scam and that its systems had not been hacked. The company alerted customers and the FBI. The available account does not report a confirmed successful compromise.
2016
Durham County electronic pollbook disruption
On Election Day, problems with VR Systems pollbook software affected five Durham County precincts. Officials ordered a switch to paper voter lists, causing extensive delays. The available account says the North Carolina investigation was inconclusive and does not establish that the disruption resulted from the reported phishing activity.