The FBI issued a “Flash” memorandum, warning that foreign hackers have been targeting state board of election systems.

The FBI’s alert, originally intended only for those with a “direct need to know,” came to light after it was published by Yahoo News. Furthermore, sources told Yahoo that “foreign hackers” penetrated the Illinois board of election site back in July and made off with the personal data of as many as 200,000 Illinois voters. The hack resulted in the state voter registration system being shut down for 10 days.

The attackers struck again in August, going after Arizona this time. The second attack included malicious software that was reportedly injected into the voter registration system. An unnamed Arizona official said no data was successfully exflitrated.

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