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No Compromises Seen In Election Cybersecurity, Easterly Says

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, November 9th, 2022

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No Compromises Seen In Election Cybersecurity, Easterly Says

Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Photo: DHS

A day after Americans went to the polls in the 2022 mid-term elections, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly said there haven’t been any indications that voting systems were compromised. “We have seen no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was any way compromised in any race in the country,” Easterly said Wednesday in a statement. “Right now, election officials are tabulating votes, reviewing procedures, and testing and auditing equipment as part…

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