Illinois State Senator Working With Durbin to Warn Election Authorities of Malware
Illinois state Sen. Michael Hastings (D) is working on an "instructional letter" with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the second-highest-ranking Senate Democrat, that will be sent to state election authorities, "instructing them to scrape their systems" of potential malware, said a…
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Wednesday news release from Hastings. Durbin's office didn't comment. Hastings cited Russia's cyberattack against the U.S. election system (see 1701060060) that Bloomberg reported Tuesday was more widespread than previously known. Hastings said Illinois gave the FBI and Department of Homeland Security "full access" to probe its systems. He said new evidence has shown hackers tried to alter and delete records but didn't succeed. "These actions suggest the hacking was more of a spying mission and a potential test run for a more devastating attack," the release said. Hastings said the Illinois Board of Elections should continue to investigate and strengthen systems to prevent future attacks.