{"id":18552,"date":"2016-04-08T08:00:14","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T08:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/distribution\/blog\/2016-04-08\/hack-election-como-hackear-una-eleccion\/"},"modified":"2016-04-12T14:59:59","modified_gmt":"2016-04-12T14:59:59","slug":"hack-election-como-hackear-una-eleccion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/distribution\/blog\/2016-04-08\/hack-election-como-hackear-una-eleccion\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Hack an Election \/ C\u00f3mo Hackear una Elecci\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cOne of the most extraordinary stories I ever read.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/features\/2016-how-to-hack-an-election\/\">&#8220;How to Hack An Election,&#8221;<\/a> <\/strong><em>Bloomberg Businessweek<\/em>&#8216;s interview with the man who rigged elections in Latin America, went viral last week, receiving accolades and coverage around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the work of Bloomberg Content Services translation teams across the company and around the globe, the piece by Jordan Roberston, Michael Riley and Andrew Willis was the first posted on the Web in dual languages: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/features\/2016-how-to-hack-an-election\/\">English<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/features\/2016-como-manipular-una-eleccion\/\">Spanish<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;18564&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<strong>Within 36 hours:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mexican President Enrique Pe\u00f1a Nieto <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gob.mx\/presidencia\/prensa\/comunicado-en-relacion-al-articulo-publicado-en-la-revista-bloomberg\">publicly denied<\/a> Sepulveda\u2019s claim of having worked on behalf of his campaign.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>NPR\u2019s \u201cHere and Now,\u201d Univision, CNN en Espanol, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pri.org\/programs\/the-world\">PRI\u2019s \u201cThe World,\u201d<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.radioformula.com.mx\/notas.asp?Idn=582677&amp;idFC=2016\">Radio F\u00f3rmula<\/a><strong>,<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elfinanciero.com.mx\/tv\/el-hacker-detras-de-las-campanas-electorales.html\">El Financiero Bloomberg TV<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nacion.com\/nacional\/politica\/Costa-Rica-trabajo-normal_0_1552044853.html\">La Nacion<\/a> (Costa Rica) interviewed the Bloomberg team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/features\/2016-how-to-hack-an-election\/\">English <\/a>version became the most read story on Bloomberg.com.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>International news coverage of the piece included: The Drudge Report, Longform, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2016\/mar\/31\/mexico-presidential-election-enrique-pena-nieto-hacking\">The Guardian<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/international\/archive\/2016\/04\/hip-hop-in-ireland-and-murder-in-mumbai-the-week-in-global-affairs-writing\/476562\/\">The Atlantic<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ftalphaville.ft.com\/2016\/04\/01\/2158093\/further-reading-1979\/\">FT<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/boingboing.net\/2016\/03\/31\/hacker-claims-he-rigged-presid.html\">Boing Boing<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/fusion.net\/story\/287072\/jailed-hacker-claims-he-helped-mexican-president-win-the-2012-election\/\">Fusion<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prncloud.com\/portal\/modalResumo_open.php?Pais=&amp;lan=esp&amp;ID=5982668&amp;tipo=2&amp;cl=3133\">Reforma<\/a> (Mexico&#8217;s largest newspaper), <a href=\"http:\/\/eleconomista.com.mx\/sociedad\/2016\/03\/31\/hacker-espio-amlo-vazquez-mota-elecciones-2012\">El Economista<\/a>, \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.elfinanciero.com.mx\/bloomberg\/asi-es-como-se-hackea-una-eleccion.html\">El Financiero<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/expansion.mx\/nacional\/2016\/03\/31\/un-hacker-asegura-que-espio-a-los-opositores-de-pena-nieto-en-2012\">Expansion<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/javieraceves\/conoce-al-hacker-que-ayudo-a-pena-nieto-a-ganar-la-presidenc#.pcRP2Od58\">BuzzFeed<\/a> Mexico, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com.mx\/colombiano-afirma-haber-hackeado-eleccion-presidencial-mexico-2012\/\">Forbes Mexico<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.univision.com\/noticias\/espionaje\/un-hacker-colombiano-revela-que-espio-a-rivales-de-pena-nieto\">Univision<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lefigaro.fr\/international\/2016\/04\/01\/01003-20160401ARTFIG00285-un-hacker-affirme-avoir-fausse-la-presidentielle-de-2012-au-mexique.php\">Le Figaro<\/a> (France), <a href=\"http:\/\/m.dw.com\/es\/hacker-dice-que-ayud%C3%B3-a-pe%C3%B1a-nieto-y-otros-a-ganar-comicios\/a-19157538\">DW<\/a> (Germany), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilpost.it\/2016\/04\/01\/un-hacker-sostiene-di-aver-manipolato-le-ultime-elezioni-in-messico\/\">Il Post<\/a> (Italy), <a href=\"http:\/\/internacional.elpais.com\/internacional\/2016\/04\/01\/mexico\/1459462575_303998.html\">El Pais<\/a> (Brazil &amp; Spain),\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/elperiodico.com.gt\/2016\/04\/01\/hitech\/revelan-como-hackearon-las-elecciones-presidenciales-en-latinoamerica-durante-ocho-anos\/\">el Periodico<\/a> (Spain), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.el-nacional.com\/mundo\/Hacker-pagaron-intervenir-elecciones-venezolanas_0_821917808.html\">El Nacional<\/a> (Venezuela), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eluniversal.com.mx\/articulo\/nacion\/sociedad\/2016\/03\/31\/un-hacker-tras-las-campanas-electorales-sucias-en-al\">El Univeral<\/a> (Mexico), <a href=\"http:\/\/laestrella.com.pa\/panama\/nacional\/andres-sepulveda-hacker-intervino-comicios-panama\/23931382\">La Estrella<\/a> (Panama), PanAm Post (Panama), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prensalibre.com\/guatemala\/politica\/politicos-y-empresarios-guatemaltecos-habrian-sido-espiados-por-hackers\">Prensa Libre<\/a> (Guatemala), <a href=\"http:\/\/confidencial.com.ni\/hacker-colombiano-violo-correo-rosario-murillo\/\">Confidencial<\/a> (Nicaragua) <a href=\"http:\/\/sunoticiero.com\/index.php\/internacional-not\/115762-hacker-colombiano-asegura-que-intervino-en-elecciones-de-venezuela\">Su Noticiero<\/a> (Venezuela), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.talcualdigital.com\/Nota\/124737\/hacker-asegura-que-manipulo-campana-presidencial-de-2012-en-venezuela\">Tal Cual<\/a> (Venezuela), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jornada.unam.mx\/ultimas\/2016\/03\/31\/el-hacker-colombiano-andres-sepulveda-8458.html\">La Jornada<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.las2orillas.co\/reaparece-el-hacker-andres-sepulveda-con-revelaciones\/\">Las2Orillas<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.proceso.com.mx\/435291\/hacker-espio-a-amlo-y-a-vazquez-mota-para-ayudar-a-pena-nieto-en-2012\">Proseco<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sdpnoticias.com\/nacional\/2016\/04\/01\/afirma-bloomberg-que-dedico-9-meses-de-investigacion-a-hacker-colombiano\">SDPNoticias<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/aristeguinoticias.com\/3103\/mexico\/el-pri-espio-a-jvm-y-amlo-en-el-2012-revela-hacker-colombiano-a-bloomberg\/?platform=hootsuite\">Aristegui Noticias<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sinembargo.mx\/31-03-2016\/1642538\">Sin Embargo<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.olmecadiario.info\/2016\/03\/31\/colombiano-andres-sepulveda-revela-como-opero-campana-negra-contra-amlo-en-2012\/\">Olmeca Diario<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/yucatan.com.mx\/tecnologia\/internet\/hacker-de-pena-nieto-narra-su-trabajo-en-la-eleccion-presidencial\">Diario de Yucatan<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanguardia.com.mx\/articulo\/andres-sepulveda-el-hacker-que-trabajo-para-epn-en-las-elecciones-del-2012\">Vanguardia<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.laprensasa.com\/23_mexico\/3722236_el-gobierno-mexicano-niega-el-espionaje-de-un-hacker-a-oponentes-en-las-elecciones-presidenciales.html\">La Prensea<\/a> (San Antonio, TX) and many, many more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;18558&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_outline&#8221; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bloomberg and Andr\u00e9s Sep\u00falveda became Twitter trending topics in Mexico.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Journalists including many from the New York Times, Reuters, WSJ, The Economist, and Fast Company praised the story as \u201cextraordinary,\u201d \u201camazing,\u201d \u201cincredible,\u201d and \u201cbonkers,\u201d tweeting,\u00a0\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tobymuse\/status\/715598857166536704\">Brilliantly investigated and written,\u201d<\/a> <a 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