At Least One U.S. Voting Software Supplier Cyberattacked by Russians, According to Leaked Document

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At Least One U.S. Voting Software Supplier Cyberattacked by Russians, According to Leaked Document

By CircleID Reporter
June 06, 2017, 1:58 pm PDT Views: 4,757 Add Comment

Russia’s military intelligence agency launched a cyberattack just days before Election Day 2016 on a U.S. software supplier that provides voting services and systems, according to a top secret report posted Monday by The Intercept. “The report indicates that Russian hacking may have penetrated further into U.S. voting systems than was previously understood. It states unequivocally in its summary statement that it was Russian military intelligence, specifically the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate, or GRU, that conducted the cyber attacks described in the document… The NSA analysis does not draw conclusions about whether the interference had any effect on the election’s outcome and concedes that much remains unknown about the extent of the hackers’ accomplishments.”

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