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Free Vulcan:
WASHINGTON (AP and KTVU) -- Hackers have made their way into state election systems "in a few cases," but the federal government hasn't found "any manipulation" so far of voting information, the Homeland Security secretary said Saturday.
 
KTVU Political Analyst Joe Tuman joined Mornings on 2 Saturday morning to discuss the hacking concerns.
 
Twenty-one states have contacted the agency for help in safeguarding their election systems, and Jeh Johnson is urging additional requests for cybersecurity assistance.
 
"We hope to see more," Secretary Jeh Johnson said in a statement.
 
 A department official told The Associated Press on Friday that hackers have targeted the voter registration systems of more than 20 states in recent months. The official, who was not authorized to publicly discuss the subject and spoke on condition of anonymity, said it was unclear whether the hackers were foreign or domestic.
 
As the Nov. 8 vote nears, there are heightened concerns that foreign hackers might undermine voter confidence in the integrity of U.S. elections...

Read more at: http://www.ktvu.com/news/209084818-story

Oceander:

--- Quote ---the federal government hasn't found "any manipulation" so far of voting information, the Homeland Security secretary said Saturday.
--- End quote ---

The federal government is hardly the most trustworthy source when it comes to whether or not a system was hacked.

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