U.S. Senate Intel Report: Russia Targeted 2016 State Elections With 'Unprecedented Level Of Activity'

CBS: Russia targeted 2016 state elections with "unprecedented level of activity," Senate Intel report says

A report released Thursday by the Senate Intelligence Committee offered new details on the breadth and intensity of what it said was "unprecedented" Russian cyber activity targeting U.S. election infrastructure ahead of the 2016 presidential election, though it echoed a previous, preliminary finding that no votes were changed and no voting machines were manipulated.

The 67-page, unclassified but highly redacted report also left unresolved the mystery of Moscow's intentions as, officials eventually found, it targeted election systems in all 50 states.

Russian intentions for U.S. election infrastructure "remain unclear," the report says. "Russia might have intended to exploit vulnerabilities in election infrastructure during the 2016 elections and, for unknown reasons, decided not to execute those options," the report said.

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WNU Editor: The full report is here .... Senate Intelligence Report On Russian Interference In The 2016 Election. This is a heavily redacted report, but from what I read I could not find any numbers or stats on how many votes may have been influenced by this interference. My guessing is zero.

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Senate Intelligence Committee Finds Russia Attempted to Interfere in 2016 Elections in All 50 States -- NYMag
Scope of Russian Election Hacking Remains Unclear -- Foreign Policy
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