US finds no evidence of foreign interference in 2022 midterm elections

US finds no evidence of foreign interference in 2022 midterm elections

US finds no evidence of foreign interference in 2022 midterm elections By Reuters

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Published Dec 18, 2023 06:23PM ET
Updated Dec 18, 2023 06:40PM ET

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A voter casts his ballot for midterm elections at a polling station in Marietta, Georgia, U.S., November 8, 2022. REUTERS/Bob Strong/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. government report on Monday found that hackers linked to Russia and China targeted some election systems during the 2022 midterms, but found no evidence that foreign governments compromised the vote.

The U.S. Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security issued a public report concluding that no foreign government or agent undermined the security or integrity of election systems.

The report found that pro-Russian activist hackers claimed to have temporarily restricted access to the website of a state election office. Hackers the United States accused of having links to China also scanned both election related and non-election related state government websites, the report found.

“There is no evidence that this activity prevented voting, changed votes, or disrupted the ability to tally votes or to transmit election results in a timely manner; altered any technical aspect of the voting process; or otherwise compromised the integrity of voter registration information or any ballots cast during the 2022 federal elections,” the report concluded.

The public report followed a classified assessment on foreign election interference delivered to President Joe Biden earlier this year.

Republicans captured a narrow majority in the House of Representatives in the 2022 midterms, while Democrats defended their narrow Senate majority.

US finds no evidence of foreign interference in 2022 midterm elections

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