Wisconsin, Ohio, California among states targeted by Russian hackers in 2016 race

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

#CYBER RISK SEPTEMBER 22, 2017 / 5:19 PM / UPDATED 19 MINUTES AGO

Wisconsin, Ohio, California among states targeted by Russian hackers in 2016 race

David Shepardson, Dustin Volz
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wisconsin, Ohio, California and 10 other states said on Friday they were among 21 states that Russian government hackers targeted in an effort to sway the 2016 presidential election in favor of Donald Trump though no votes were changed.

The Department of Homeland Security confirmed it had notified the states of the activity but declined to identify them. Russia has denied election meddling, and President Trump has denied any collusion with Russia.

Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Minnesota, Texas and Washington state also confirmed they were targeted by Russian hackers but said they were not successful. Arizona and Illinois confirmed last year that they were targets.

The Associated Press confirmed Iowa, Maryland, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Oregon, Oklahoma and Virginia were also targets, bringing the total states identified to 21. Those states did not immediately return messages seeking comment late Friday.

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[Lifelong Protester]

1. WI is so screwed at this point.

[cbreezen]

2. Glad the entire state of Oregon votes by mail...

It's much easier to fix.

[TDale313]

3. Does that mean Hillary probably won California

By more than 20 points? Seems like we'd be an odd target. Guessing they were basically targeting every state.

[SonofDonald]

4. I don't understand including Washington

We vote on paper by mail.

But you never know.

[Eugene]

5. The hackers tried to break into voter registration databases.

If they wanted to, they could alter the records so legitimate votes could be ruled invalid or just cause mass confusion on election day.

[SonofDonald]

6. That's what I've thought about but

Didn't know how they would access that data, I don't know how they tabulate it all here.