Hackers targeted voting system of 21 states including Arizona in 2016

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In Arizona, the cyber criminals failed to breached the state or any county voter registration. However, they stole the username and password of one election officer in Gila County.

In Arizona, the Russian hackers did not compromise the state voter registration system or even any county system. They did, however, steal the username and password of a single election official in Gila County, state officials said.

Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan tweeted, “DHS has let us know that the Russian government targeted our voter registration systems in 2016. I’ll receive a detailed briefing soon.

On the other hand, California Secretary of State commented that it is “completely unacceptable” that it took more than a year for the DHS to inform them about the Russian hacking of their systems.

“The practice of withholding critical information from elections officials is a detriment to the security of our elections and our democracy,” said Padilla.

The DHS told Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams that the hackers scanned the state’s systems before the 2016 presidential race. He commented, “A scan is similar to burglars jiggling the doors of a house and moving on when they realize the doors are locked.”