Confirming previous claims—and the Mueller report—state officials and the FBI said that Russian hackers successfully breached 2 Florida county voter databases during the 2016 presidential election
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis disclosed that two counties were hacked by Russians during the 2016 election.: Confirming previous claims—and the Mueller report—state officials and the FBI said Tuesday that Russian hackers successfully breached two Florida county voter databases during the 2016 presidential election, though no data was manipulated and the hack did not change the outcome of the election.such as names, emails, addresses and party affiliation.
The Mueller report had disclosed that one Florida county was hacked, but this is the first time the public is learning that a second one was breached as well.Who knew what, and when?of the issue before the 2016 election. But newly elected governor Ron DeSantis, who disclosed the breaches Tuesday, said he was unaware of the hacks, along with the previous governor, Rick Scott.This puts into plain view how vulnerable U.S. election systems are.
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