Officials identify small Florida county as one of two breached by Russia during 2016 election, the Washington Post reports
Two US officials told the newspaper that the database of Washington County in Florida, with a population of about 25,000, was breached by Russian government hackers in 2016. The officials revealed the information to the Post under condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive matter. Washington County has declined to comment to CNN.
DeSantis's office told CNN that the governor signed a nondisclosure agreement preventing him from naming the two counties.The Florida congressional delegation also received a classified briefing from the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI on Thursday. Several members of Congress from both parties objected to the FBI restricting their right to publicly release the information.Rep.
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