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    5 Questions Ahead Of The Election Hacking Hearings

    by Pam Fessler Jun 21, 2017 5 minutes
    A New York City election worker tests a ballot scanner ahead of the November 2016 election. Two congressional panels are looking into the extent of Russian attempts to hack parts of the election system.

    Russia's efforts to interfere with last year's elections will be front and center during two hearings on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson will appear before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence while the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence will hear from current U.S. intelligence officials and state election experts.

    Here are five questions likely to be on lawmakers' minds as they listen to witnesses and ask questions.

    1. How extensive were Russian efforts to hack into U.S. election systems last year?

    Right now, it's not clear but here's what we know so far.

    Last June, the FBI alerted Arizona election officials that a known Russian hacker had gained access to a county employee's username and password and that someone using those credentials tried to gain access to the state's voter registration database. That effort

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