Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he learned from the FBI that two counties were breached by Russian hackers in the 2016 election, according to CNN. This confirms information included in special counsel Robert Mueller’s report that suggested “at least one” county had been successfully attacked.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he learned from the FBI that two counties were breached by Russian hackers in the 2016 election, according to CNN. This confirms information included in special counsel Robert Mueller’s report that suggested “at least one” county had been successfully attacked.
After a briefing by the FBI last week, DeSantis said in a statement Tuesday that two counties “experienced intrusion into the supervisor of elections network.” He said no data had been altered and that the hack “had no effect” on the vote totals. We don’t know which two counties were hacked.
In a statement, the FBI said it had given DeSantis information “involving the attempted intrusion into Supervisor of Elections networks throughout the state.”
“The FBI also provided assurance that investigators did not detect any adversary activity that impacted vote counts or disrupted electoral processes during the 2016 or 2018 elections,” the statement said. “The FBI and DHS continues to work with elections officials and our local, state and federal partners to proactively share information in a concerted effort to protect elections networks in Florida, and across the country, from adversary activity.
