The Cybersecurity 202: Former Sen. Bill Nelson says Florida hacking claims vindicated by Mueller report
The Mueller report provides some context for Nelson's claim, revealing for the first time that the FBI believes Kremlin hackers did penetrate the networks of “at least one” Florida county before the 2016 election.Thursday, does not back up the full claim from Nelson, who ultimately lost his reelection bid in 2018 to then-Florida Gov. Rick Scott , made during the heat of the campaign.
“We don’t have a reliable system for … publicly informing people about breaches, so it enables Russia to create the impression that weaknesses and vulnerabilities are greater than they may actually be,” Bruen said. “And, at the end of the day, that’s just as good as if they had hacked into many more systems.”
Nelson told The Cybersecurity 202 that: “The Mueller report makes clear why we had to take that important step" -- referring to the letter to election officials --"as well as my verbal warnings thereafter.” He declined to expand beyond the statement, noting that some information about the request remains classified.on Saturday that the Florida county breach was not serious and that the county itself was informed by the FBI and opted not to disclose the breach publicly.
Illinois State Board of Elections spokesman Matt Dietrich told my colleague Ellen he was anxious about learning even more information in the Mueller report and as soon as it came out did a quick word search for his state.You are readingPINGED, PATCHED, PWNED
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