Russian hackers in the presidential election tried to hack state systems 21

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Russian hackers attempted to hack US state 21 electoral systems during the presidential election 2016 of the year.

This was the representative of the Department of Homeland Security, speaking in front of Congress, writes Reuters.

According to the department's deputy assistant secretary for cybersecurity, Janet Manfra, the Russian hackers did not achieve their goal - no evidence of incorrect vote counting was found. However, she refused to say which states she was talking about, angering some congressmen who sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security asking for more information about the hacker attacks.

“We now have evidence that election-related systems in 21 states have been targeted by hackers,” Manfra said, adding that far fewer states had been hacked without giving a specific number.

She also stressed that despite hacker attempts, elections in the USA are resistant to hacking, because the system is decentralized and mainly operates at the state and district levels, which makes it impossible to change the results by one or several attacks.

Arizona and Illinois confirmed in 2016 that hackers tried to hack their voter registration systems.

Recall US intelligence agencies have repeatedly accused Russia of interfering in the US presidential elections with the help of hackers, stating that they have undeniable evidence. At the same time, according to intelligence, the order for the operation of hacking personally gave the president of Russia Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin denies involvement in hacker attacks.

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