Russia’s hacking of the US presidential election was far worse than we thought

[Guest Chris Smith]

If you thought that Russian meddling into the US election "only" included hacking the Democrats, leaking information from those hacks, and targeting social media with fake news, then prepare to be shocked. A new report says that Russian hackers breached voting systems in 39 states well before the election. Their ultimate hope may have been altering results, although there’s absolutely no proof of that happening. But the Obama administration was so concerned with the attack that it reached out to Vladimir Putin using the “red phone” secure communication system between the two countries.

 

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