Konnech Corp. CEO Eugene Yu was arrested on suspicion of theft of personal identifying information by investigators from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office Bureau of Investigation, with assistance from the Meridian Township Police Department, District Attorney George Gascón said. Investigators also seized hard drives and other digital evidence, Gascón said.
Under its $2.9 million, five-year contract with the county, Konnech was supposed to securely maintain the data and ensure that only U.S. citizens and permanent residents have access to it, Gascón said. But investigators determined that information collected by the company was stored on servers in the People’s Republic of China, Gascón said.
“I want to thank my prosecutors and investigators for their commitment to eliminating cyber intrusions against government entities and local businesses,” Gascón said in a statement. “Data breaches are an ongoing threat to our digital way of life. When we entrust a company to hold our confidential data, they must be willing and able to protect our personal identifying information from theft. Otherwise, we are all victims.”
Gascón said the investigation “is concerned solely with the personal identifying information of election workers. In this case, the alleged conduct had no impact on the tabulation of votes and did not alter election results. But security in all aspects of any election is essential so that we all have full faith in the integrity of the election process.”
Michigan-based Konnech distributes and sells its proprietary PollChief software, which is an election worker management system that was used by the county in the last election. The software, which assists with poll worker assignments, communications and payroll, requires workers to submit personal identifying information, which is retained by the Konnech, according to the DA’s Office.
The District Attorney’s Office is seeking Yu’s extradition to Los Angeles County.
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Beecee says
Democrats doing what they do,
F’n and f’n around with the CCP.
Eric swallowell
Diane Feinstein
And now this tool
Tim Scott says
LOL…the guy is a business owner. Outsourced…typical of Republican business owners. No way to guess if he is a Republican or not from this article, but of course MAGAts don’t need facts so we have input on the subject from Bee(neath)Cee(ontempt).
Beecee says
A Republican business owner scores and election systems data contract for millions with the state of California….
Bwahahahahahaha, who the hell do you think you are fooling, hahahahaha!
Tim Scott says
Not you, you were a fool long before I came along.
Beecee says
Keep goin, I’m trying to compile media for the reasoning.
Tim Scott says
Is it just me, or does that sentence make no sense at all?
I mean, “compile media for the reasoning” makes her sound busy I guess, but does that actually mean anything?
Tim Scott says
Wait! I get it!
“Compile media for the reasoning” means that she is searching through RWNJ blogs looking for someone she can call a ‘reliable source’ because they are telling her what she wants to hear! I momentarily forgot what sort of biased clownery to expect here.
Kalifornia Politburo says
PRC, CCP, WTF…SOL!
Ledesma 99 says
This doesn’t make any sense. Japanese people are never criminals.