The representative of the Department of homeland security, said that Russian hackers attacked the electoral system and voting system in 21 States during the presidential election campaign of 2016. We are talking about the software of the polling stations and the database of voters.
Jeanette Manfra, the official representative of the Department at the hearings of the Senate intelligence Committee, said that may not tell you about what it States the question on the basis of a confidentiality agreement. In this statement the senators were extremely indignant.
However, according to Manfra its goal hackers never reached. At the very least, evidence of that at the moment. Therefore speech can go not about hacking, but about hacking attempts systems.
Earlier, officials of the Ministry claimed that the number of States subjected to attacks by Russian hackers is about 20. Experts argue that this figure is much higher. For example, news Agency Bloomberg in his video report indicates 39 States. Thus, the final figure remains tentative, as the results of the impact of such hacker attacks to the election of the President of the United States.
Russia continues to deny any involvement in the cyber attacks on the electoral system of the United States.
