Feds: No evidence hackers disrupted North Carolina voting

The analysis of Durham County laptops was the first known US federal investigation of equipment that malfunctioned during the 2016 election in the United States, when Russian hackers infiltrated several states. — Reuters

RALEIGH, North Carolina: A federal investigation didn’t turn up any evidence that cyber attacks were responsible for computer errors that disrupted voting in a North Carolina county in 2016, according to a report issued Dec 30.

The US Department of Homeland Security’s report said it didn’t identify any malware or remote access to the Durham County Board of Elections systems that it analysed.