Senate Intel Cmte: Election systems in all 50 states likely targeted by Russia in 2016

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Senate Intel Cmte: Election systems in all 50 states likely targeted by Russia in 2016
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The Senate Intelligence Committee's report suggests that election systems in all 50 states were likely targeted in the 2016 election, and that 'cybersecurity for electoral infrastructure at the state and local level was sorely lacking.'

The Senate Intelligence Committee detailed the Russian threat to America's election infrastructure, assessing the vulnerabilities of the voting systems that we rely on to conduct free and fair

elections. The report states that "in 2016, cybersecurity for electoral infrastructure at the state and local level was sorely lacking." The report suggests that all 50 states were likely targeted.

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