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."
The DA's criminal complaint does not address a motivation for the alleged criminal conspiracy, and does not allege that Yu stole money, but rather that he misappropriated government funds. Prosecutor Neff said in court on Friday that"this is arguably the largest data breach in United States history," though he did not provide additional information about that claim.
The district attorney's office had previously claimed that True the Vote played no role in its investigation, but now acknowledges that Phillips' report"did in fact result in us initiating our investigation," according to a spokesperson. A spokesperson for the LA district attorney's office said it had received inquiries from 20 other jurisdictions that use Konnech's software regarding the charges.