US intelligence found seven states breached by Russia before 2016 election: Report

By Daniel Chaitin

Published February 27, 2018 11:06pm ET

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US intelligence found seven states breached by Russia before 2016 election: Report — A new report shows Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Texas, and Wisconsin were hacked by a covert Russian operation before the 2016 election. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, File) | Alexander F. Yuan

Analysts with the U.S. intelligence community had evidence showing that seven states were hacked by a covert Russian operation before the 2016 election, according to a report Tuesday.

Websites and databases were targeted, and senior intelligence officials told NBC News that the states in which there were indicators of a breach included Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Texas, and Wisconsin.

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