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> continued from page 3 into the computer systems of at least five Florida county elections offices days before the 2016 presidential election , according to five county officials who say they received malicious emails described in a leaked intelligence report . Election supervisors in Hillsborough , Pasco , Citrus and Clay counties separately told the Herald / Times that their offices got the emails , which contained attachments that could have taken over their computers . But all four said their staffers did not open them . Volusia County said it opened one of the infected emails , but not the attachment that could have compromised its systems .
There ’ s been no evidence disclosed publicly that any counties were breached . It ’ s not clear how many counties were targeted , in Florida or across the country . The Herald / Times sent requests for the emails to all 67 elections offices in the state . Nineteen replied back that they searched for them and couldn ’ t find any .
Miami-Dade County said it didn ’ t get an email . “ We have no indication at this time that a Miami-Dade County system , or one of our valued partners , has been breached ,” a spokesman for county Mayor Carlos Gimenez said .
Broward Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes said her office didn ’ t get it , either , though digital data attached to the copy sent to Clay — reviewed by the Herald / Times — appeared to show the hackers attempting to send one to an email address in her office “ We haven ’ t had any to my knowledge ,” Snipes said . “ Honestly we just have gotten nothing on this , nothing ."
A leaked intelligence report from the National Security Agency
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