Russian hacking of the vast “back-end” of U.S. election apparatus was more extensive than previously disclosed, according to a report in the New York Times on Friday. Hackers breached three providers of critical elections services well ahead of voting, the report said, which was based on two dozen interviews. Local, state and federal agencies have conducted few of the rigorous investigations required to assess the impact, if any, on voting in at least 21 states whose election systems were targeted by Russian hackers.
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