THE HAGUE: Dutch authorities will count by hand all the votes cast in next month’s general elections, ditching “vulnerable” computer software to thwart any cyber hacking bid, a top minister said Wednesday.

“I cannot rule out that state actors may try to benefit from influencing political decisions and public opinion in The Netherlands,” Interior Minister Ronald Plasterk said in a letter to parliament.

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