By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The voter registration systems of more than 20 states have been targeted by hackers in recent months, a Homeland Security official said.
The discovery comes as election officials are worried about foreign hackers compromising the elections. But federal officials said hackers likely would not be able to alter the outcome of an election because the systems are generally not connected to the Internet, the Associated Press reports.
It’s still not clear where the hackers are from and what their motives are.
The FBI has warned state officials about election security in the wake of the suspected hacking attempts.
FBI Director James Comey said last week that the bureau is investigating whether Russian hackers are trying to disrupt the election.
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson encouraged state election officials to secure their election systems by implementing existing technical recommendations.
