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posted by martyb on Friday July 26 2019, @11:12PM   Printer-friendly
from the just-looking? dept.

Russian hackers probed election systems in all 50 states, a new Senate report confirmed Thursday.

The report comes one day after former special counsel Robert Mueller told Congress that the Russian government is working to meddle in U.S. elections "as we sit here."

"It wasn't a single attempt," Mueller said Wednesday of Russia's 2016 election interference. "They're doing it as we sit here. And they expect to do it during the next campaign."

The bipartisan report by the Senate Intelligence Committee released Thursday confirmed previous comments by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that Russian hackers scanned election systems in all 50 states ahead of the 2016 presidential election. DHS initially acknowledged Russian attempts to hack into election systems in just 21 states.

Russia targeted all 50 states in 2016 election hacking campaign, Senate report confirms


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  • (Score: 2) by RamiK on Saturday July 27 2019, @02:59PM

    by RamiK (1813) on Saturday July 27 2019, @02:59PM (#871940)

    Later on Thursday, Senate Majority Asshat Mitch McConnell blocked two bills to improve election security [thehill.com]. (If you don't like that website, do a search, it shouldn't be difficult to find.) He claimed the two bills were partisan even though one only wanted states to implement paper ballots on every machine and help fund it; while the second would require political candidates and their staffs to contact the FBI if a foreign power offers them aid. He did not offer any ideas of his own or even allow further debate on the matter.

    pulling the pin...

    Nothing more partisan than counting black votes.

    running away while laughing maddeningly...

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