The U.S. state of Georgia is accusing the Homeland Security Department of apparently trying to hack its election systems.
Georgia Secretary of State Brian P. Kemp said in a letter Thursday a computer traced back to the agency in Washington tried unsuccessfully to penetrate the state office’s firewall one week after the presidential election. You can read the letter below.
Kemp sought details, including who might have authorized the activity and whether other states might have been scanned without authorization.
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