Headline Roundup • February 8th, 2018
Russia Infiltrated Voter Rolls
Summary from the AllSides News Team
The head of cybersecurity at the Department of Homeland Security revealed Wednesday that Russia managed to hack into voter registration rolls of several states during the 2016 presidential election.
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Top DHS official says Russian hackers infiltrated US voter systems in 2016
Fox News Digital
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The head of cybersecurity at the Department of Homeland Security revealed Wednesday that Russia managed to hack into voter registration rolls of several states during the 2016 presidential election.
Russia Infiltrated Some U.S. Voter Registration Rolls Before 2016 Election, DHS Says
HuffPost
News
The Russian government successfully obtained access to U.S. voter registration databases in multiple states prior to the 2016 election, the federal official responsible for monitoring hacking said.
DHS cyber chief: Russia 'successfully penetrated' some state voter rolls
The Hill
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A U.S. cybersecurity official said Wednesday that Russia "successfully penetrated" the voter rolls in a small number of states in 2016.
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