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Wray: Russian Interference Heavy On Agitation, Less So State Cyberattacks

FBI Director Christopher Wray says that Russian influence-mongers are trying to agitate the body politic in the same way they did in 2016, but not attacking state election systems in the same way.
FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Thursday.

Russia's interference in this year's presidential race relies as heavily on disinformation and agitation as the "active measures" of 2016, but less so on cyberattacks targeting state election infrastructure, FBI Director

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