DHS debunks NBC fake news claiming Russia penetrated election

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The Department of Homeland Security issued a statement Monday pushing back against NBCā€™s assertion the Russians hacked the 2016 U.S. election.
DHS Debunks NBC Fake News Claiming Russia ā€˜Penetratedā€™ Election
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Oh can you imagine that DHS finds what is what and NBC leave it to MSM to lay out the lying bs for their sheep.
 
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Release Date:
February 12, 2018
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
Contact: 202-282-8010

WASHINGTON - Today, Jeanette Manfra, National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) Assistant Secretary for the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, released the following statement regarding the recent NBC news coverage on the Department of Homeland Securityā€™s efforts to combat election hacking.

ā€œRecent NBC reporting has misrepresented facts and confused the public with regard to Department of Homeland Security and state and local government efforts to combat election hacking. First off, let me be clear: we have no evidence ā€“ old or new - that any votes in the 2016 elections were manipulated by Russian hackers. NBC News continues to falsely report my recent comments on attempted election hacking ā€“ which clearly mirror my testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee last summer ā€“ as some kind of ā€œbreaking news,ā€ incorrectly claiming a shift in the administrationā€™s position on cyber threats. As I said eight months ago, a number of states were the target of Russian government cyber actors seeking vulnerabilities and access to U.S. election infrastructure. In the majority of cases, only preparatory activity like scanning was observed, while in a small number of cases, actors were able to access the system but we have no evidence votes were changed or otherwise impacted.

"NBCā€™s irresponsible reporting, which is being roundly criticized elsewhere in the media and by security experts alike, undermines the ability of the Department of Homeland Security, our partners at the Election Assistance Commission, and state and local officials across the nation to do our incredibly important jobs. While weā€™ll continue our part to educate NBC and others on the threat, more importantly, the Department of Homeland Security and our state and local partners will continue our mission to secure the nationā€™s election systems.

"To our state and local partners in the election community: thereā€™s no question weā€™re making real and meaningful progress together. States will do their part in how they responsibly manage and implement secure voting processes. For our part, weā€™re going to continue to support with risk and vulnerability assessments, offer cyber hygiene scans, provide real-time threat intel feeds, issue security clearances to state officials, partner on incident response planning, and deliver cybersecurity training. The list goes on of how weā€™re leaning forward and helping our partners in the election community. We will not stop, and will stand by our partners to protect our nationā€™s election infrastructure and ensure that all Americans can have confidence in our democratic elections.ā€
DHS Statement On NBC News Coverage Of Election Hacking
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