St. Lucie County unaware of any Russian hacking despite new report, reference in Bob Woodward book

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Lucie County unaware of any Russian hacking despite new report, reference in Bob Woodward book

COUNTY WAS ONE OF TWO FLORIDACOUNTIES WHERE RUSSIAN HACKERSSUCCESSFULLY INSTALLED MALWAREON ELECTION REGISTRATIONSYSTEMS. WPTV TREASURE COASTREPORTER MEGHAN MCROBERTSEXPLAINS - NOW- THE SUPERVISOROF ELECTIONS IS RESPONDING.<< SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONSGERTRUDE WALKER SAYS SHE WASNEVER NOTIFIED BY ANY FEDERALOR STATE OFFICIAL THAT THECOUNTY SYSTEMS WERECOMPROMISED BACK IN 2016.

INFACT - SHE SAYS SHE FIRSTHEARD ABOUT IT WHEN THEHEADLINE BROKE*YESTERDA*.BUT WITH ONLY TWO MONTHSBEFORE THE NEXT ELECTION- SOMELAWMAKERS WANT REASSURANCETHAT VOTES HERE ARE NOTCOMPROMISED.

POSSIBLY CRACKINGTHE MYSTERY SURROUNDING THEREACH OF RUSSIAN HACKERS INFLORIDAREPORT SAYS FORMER WASHINGTONPOST REPORTER BOB WOODWARDSOON TO BE RELEASED BOOK ABOUTDONALD TRUMPSUGGESTS WASHINGTON COUNTY ANDST.

LUCIE COUNTY WERE THE TWOFLORIDA COUNTIES WHERE RUSSIANHACKERS BREACHED ELECTIONSYSTEMS. IT IS ALL PART OF ASTILL CLASSIFIEDINVESTIGATION.“UNTIL ITDECLASSIFIED, I AM NOT ALLOWEDTO TALK ABOUT IT AND TRULY,THIS IS INFORMATION THATPEOPLE DESERVE TO KNOW”CONGRESSMAN BRIAN MAST WHO'SUP FOR RE- ELECTION AND AMONGTHE MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDADELEGATION - IS CALLING FORTHAT INFORMATION TO BEDECLASSIFIED& HE SAYS HE ANDOTHER LAWMAKERS WERE BRIEFEDON THE ISSUE LAST YEAR- BUTHAD TO SIGN NON-DISCLOSUREAGREEMENTS.“ITFRUSTRATING THAT I CANTHERE AND TALK WITH YOU ORANYBODY ELSE AND SAY THIS ISEXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED, THIS ISWHERE IT HAPPENED, THIS ISWHEN IT HAPPENED” MAST SAYINGIN 2019- ST LUCIE COUNTYSUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONSGERTRUDE WALKER SAID HEROFFICE WAS NOT HACKED BY THERUSSIANS.“THATTHING TO GO OUT THERE AND SAY,TO MAKE A STATEMENT THATJUST NOT TRUE” BUT SHE SAIDTHE FIRST SHE HEARD OF THEPOSSIBLE BREACH IN ST LUCIECOUNTY WAS THROUGH THE RECENTMEDIA REPORT.

IN A STATEMENTSAYING-: "INTERNAL ANDEXTERNAL AUDITS OF ST.

LUCIECOUNTY'S 2016 VOTINGOPERATIONS SHOWED NOABNORMALITIES OF ANY KIND INOUR ELECTION RESULTS." "ITHINK A LOT OF FOLKS IN THEAREA WOULD BE A LOT MORE EASY,SHALL WE SAY, AND REST EASYKNOWING THEIR VOTES ARE GOINGTO BE COUNTED, THAT THERE ARENOT GOING TO BE ANY ISSUESWITH THIS ELECTIONWHATSOEVER." STATEREPRESENTATIVE TOBY OVERDORFALSO ASKING FOR TRANSPARENCY..“LET US KNOW WHAT STEPS THATSHEINTEGRITY." GERTRUDE GOING ONTO SAY WE HAVE HAD AN ON- SITEVISIT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OFSTATE CYBER NAVIGATOR TEAM TOSCAN OUR ENTIRE NETWORK FORKNOWN VULNERABILITIES AND ASECURITY ASSESSMENT AND AUDITWAS COMPLETED.

I AM CONFIDENTIN THE SECURITY AND SAFETY OFEVERY VOTE THAT WILL BE CASTIN ST.

LUCIE COUNTY IN THEUPCOMING NOVEMBER ELECTION.

IN2019 - GOVERNOR DESANTIS SAIDTHERE WAS NO INDICATION THATVOTES WERE IMPACTED BYHACKERS.