GO.
GO. >>
GO. >> AS
GO. >> AS USUAL, THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION.
SPORTS DIRECTOR DARREN HAMES.
>>> I WILL EXPLAIN LATER ON
ANOTHER LESSON FROM TODAY WHEN
IT CAME TO GOING TO THE WHITE
HOUSE OR STAYING AWAY.
>>> THE BALANCE OF POWER IN THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY WILL BE ON THE
LINE.
LINE.
LINE. BY
LINE. BY HOW SECURE WILL BE THE
ELECTIONS?
ELECTIONS? VALERIA HAS THE DETAILS ON HOW
THE RUSSIANS HACKED VIRGINIA IN
2016 AND THE STEPS THE
COMMONWEALTH IS DOING TO MAKE
SURE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.
>>> IT WAS AN ALARMING ATTACK
AS RUSSIA TARGETED RICHMAN.
A WUSA INVESTIGATION 4@DETAILS
ABOUT THAT ONES UNIT TARGETED
ELECTION 4@WEBSITES IN 2016.
A CYBER OPTION CONFIRMED BY
FORMER STATE ELECTION
OFFICIALS.
OFFICIALS. >> THIS CAR PROBLEM IS NOT
GOING AWAY.
GOING AWAY. >> Reporter: THE CONF4@IRMATION
THAT INTELLIGENCE TRIED TO FIND
WEAKNESSES IN TWO OF VIRGINIA'S
ONLINE VIRGINIA'S WEBSTER PAGES.
DETAILS OF THE RUSSIAN EFFORT I
FOUND DEEP IN THIS SENATE
4@INTELLIGENCE REPORT.
4@INTELLIGENCE REPORT. >> DO YOU KNOW WHICH DOMAINS
THE REPORT IS REFERRING TO?
>> Reporter: THE SITE MAY HAVE
BEEN TARGETED BUT RUSSIA
COULDN'T BREAK IN.
OFFICIALS ALSO CONFIRMED WITH
US THAT VIRGINIA DIDN'T KNOW
ABOUT THE ATTEMPTED HACK UNTIL
THE FBI SOUNDED THE 4@ALARM IN
AUGUST OF 2016.
>> COMMISSIONER, WHAT I WANT TO
ASK YOU IS IF VIRGINIA BECAME
AWARE OF RUSSIAN ACTIVITY AFTER
THE FBI ALERTED VIRGINIA, HOW
CAN WE BE CONFIDENT VIRGINIA
WILL KNOW THAT RUSSIA IS ACTI4@
IF NOT4@ HAPPENS THIS SUMMER ON
>> IN 4@2017, JANUARY, 2017, TH
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DECLARED
ELECTIONS IS CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE.
INFRASTRUCTURE. >> Reporter: THAT MEANS THEY 4@
WORK CLOSELY WITH U.S.
INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES.
INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES. RICHMOND NOW INTERFACES WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY ON A NEAR 4@DAILY BASI
>> THREAT ALERTS, THREAT
ASSESSMENTS, WEEKLY UPDATES ON
THREATS OUT THERE.4@4@
IN THAT WAY WE ARE HEARING FROM
THE EVERYDAY.
THE EVERYDAY. >> Reporter: FOR ANOTHER
PERSPECTIVE ON RICHMAN'S
EFFORTS, WE TURN TO LIZ HOWARD,
FORMER DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR
THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF
ELECTIONS.
ELECTIONS. >> HOW ELSE IS VIRGINIA
PREPARED FOR THE SELECTION IN
THE NEW AREA WE HAVE?
>> THEY HAVE TAKEN A 4@COUPLE O
IMPORTANT STEPS.
IMPORTANT STEPS. >> Reporter: HOWARD LED THE
FIGHT TO DECOMMISSION ALL THE
VULNERABLE VOTING MACHINES.
IN 2017, THE COMMONWEALTH GOT
RID OF ALL SYSTEMS THAT DIDN'T
BACKUP EACH VOTE WITH THE PAPER
HARDCOPY.
HARDCOPY.
HARDCOPY. THERE'S ALSO 4@THE THREAT OF A
FOREIGN HACKER BREAKING 4@INTO E
MOTOR DATABASE.
MOTOR DATABASE. POTENTIALLY REMOVING NAMES SO
THAT WHEN 4@PEOPLE SHOW UP TO
VOTE, THEY ARE NOT ON THE ROLLS
AND TURNED AWAY.
NOW ELECTION OFFICIALS 4@SECURE
THE DATABASE WITH A DOUBLE
LAYERED OF THE FENCE.
>> NOW THEY HAVE ADOPTED A
PROCESS WHERE IN ORDER TO
ACCESS THAT DATABASE,4@4@ YOU H
TO HAVE TWO 4@THINGS.
YOU 4@HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING YO
KNOW LIKE A PASSWORD OR ATTEND.
AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING
THAT YOU POSSESS.
WHICH IS A TOKEN. 4@
>> Reporter: IT MAKES IT HARDER
WHICH IS A TOKEN. 4@ >> Reporter: IT MAKES IT HARDER@
BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE 4@FOR RUSSIA
TO STRIKE ONCE AGAIN.
IF ANYTHING, AUTHORITIES TOLD
US THE RUSSIAN THREAT IS
IMPERFECTLY UNDERSTOOD.
IMPERFECTLY UNDERSTOOD. EVEN IN 2019 AND INTO THE
FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
FORESEEABLE FUTURE. >> IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT
AFTER 2020 WE CAN SIT BACK 4@AN
GO, OKAY WE FIXED IT.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS GOING
TO BE ONGOING BEYOND 2020,
BEYOND 2024 AND BEYOND 2028.
>> FOR MORE OF 4@RUSSIA'S HACKI
OF VIRGINIA'S ELECTION, MIKE
VALERIO JOINS MANSARD.
WE HAVE QUESTIONS FROM TWITTER
IN RESPONSE TO THE STORY.
NANCY WANTS TO KNOW WHICH4@4@
MACHINE WAS DECOMMISSION?
>> THE DRE MACHINE, DIRECT
RECORDING ELECTRONIC MACHINE.
YOUR VOCALS INTO A COMPUTER AND
YOU DON'T HAVE 4@A PAPER COPY O
IT.
IT.
IT. VIRGINIA HAS NO MORE OF THOSE
VOTING MACHINES.
VOTING MACHINES. JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT IF
RUSSIA WERE TO HACK INTO THE
ELECTION SYSTEM, YOU ALWAYS
HAVE A 4@PAPER COPY OF HOW YOU
VOTED.
VOTED.
VOTED. >>
VOTED. >> THAT IS GOOD NEWS.
ANOTHER QUESTION, A VIEWER
POINTED OUT IN 4@THE STATE OF
MARYLAND, THE STATE HAS ITS
CONNECTIONS TO RUSSIA.
THE MARYLAND DIRECTION COMPANY
IS OWNED BY SOMEONE 4@CLOSE TO4
>> THE DATABASE FOR MARYLAND
THAT LISTS EVERY SINGLE VOTER
IN THE STATE WAS OWNED BY A
COMPANY FINANCED BY ONE OF
VLADIMIR PUTIN'S CLOSEST
FRIENDS.
FRIENDS.
FRIENDS. TRUE STORY.
TRUE STORY. WE REPORTED ON EXTENSIVELY.
THE BALTIMORE SENATE POST
REPORTED AS WELL.
BECAUSE VLADIMIR PUTIN, ONE OF
HIS BEST FRIEND HAD A
CONNECTION TO MARILYN'S VOTING
SYSTEM, THE STATE SAID, THIS
HAS GOT TO GO.
LET'S BRING A 4@NEW COMPANY TO
RUN OUR VOTER DATABASE.
THAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING.
>> THAT IS SCARY.
>> PRETTY CRAZY.
>> FINAL QUESTION FROM LISA.
4@BOATS WERE CHANGED?
>> BOATS WERE NOT CHANGED.
INC.
INC.
INC. OF
INC. OF IT AS RUSSIA COMING LIKE A
BURGLAR, AN ATTEMPTED BURGLARY
IN YOUR HOUSE.
RUSSIA DID NOT GET INTO