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A US government report released on Monday confirmed that while foreign hackers linked to Russia and China targeted election systems during the 2022 midterms, they did not compromise the integrity of the vote.

The joint report by the Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security stated, “There is no evidence that this activity prevented voting, changed votes, or disrupted the ability to tally votes or to transmit election results in a timely manner; altered any technical aspect of the voting process; or otherwise compromised the integrity of voter registration information or any ballots cast during the 2022 federal elections.”

This conclusion followed investigations into allegations of foreign interference. The report detailed that pro-Russian hackers claimed to have restricted access to a state election office website temporarily. Additionally, it noted that hackers believed to be connected to China scanned a variety of state government websites, including those not directly related to elections.

The findings, reaffirming the security of US elections, were also part of a classified assessment previously presented to President Joe Biden.