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Russia Targeted All 50 States in 2016 Election Hacking Campaign, Senate Report Confirms

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

DeathMonkey writes:

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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 27 2019, @05:25PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 27 2019, @05:25PM (#872020)

    There is that duplicitous runaway we know and love!!

    I wish your brain could sort out your priorities. One minute you're outraged, the next you are defending the very same assholes. Brainwashing is bad, that is what talk radio has done, reprogrammed conservatives to be emotionally triggered by a host of topics.

  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday July 27 2019, @05:39PM (1 child)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Saturday July 27 2019, @05:39PM (#872027) Journal

    You might get intimate with Danial Webster. He knows some words like "finesse" and "subtlety" that you are apparently not acquainted with. I might say something like, "Making money is good." And, you might believe that I think money is good in all circumstances. But, no, you would be wrong. What I meant was "Making money is good, assuming that I've made that money in an ethical, moral, and legal manner." Many, many CEO's and subordinate beings, such as Shkrelli, actually believe "Making money is good, under any circumstances, damn all ethics, morals, and damn whatever legalities we can dodge!"

    I hope that I've helped you here.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 27 2019, @09:42PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 27 2019, @09:42PM (#872097)

      You might get intimate with Danial Denial Webster.

      FTFY, Duplicitous Runaway!