Federal Government Notifies 21 States Of Election Hacking

By GEOFF MULVIHILL and JAKE PEARSON Associated Press, Waco Tribune-Herald
Fri, 09/22/2017 - 6:01pm

The federal government on Friday told election officials in 21 states that hackers targeted their systems before last year's presidential election.

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