By: Associated Press//September 26, 2017//
By: Associated Press//September 26, 2017//
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin election leaders are planning to discuss ways to bolster security after the state’s voter registration system was targeted by Russian hackers.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission planned to discuss the attempted hack and steps they can take to improve security at a meeting on Tuesday.
The commission had already formed a team to devise a new security plan before the U.S. Department of Homeland Security told the state on Monday it was one of 21 targeted by “Russian government cyber actors.”
The hacking attempt focused on the state’s voter-registration database, not voting results that are collected and counted by more than 1,850 local election clerks.
The state hopes to have a new security plan in place before the 2018 elections.