https://apnews.com/article/09f0f2c081e34110b6e4f6bd0b7eec9b

Forty-eight states accepted offers by the Homeland Security Department to scan their networks ahead of the presidential elections. The scans looked for vulnerabilities that hackers could exploit by hackers. The U.S. also described how states could patch their networks to make it more difficult to penetrate them.

Georgia was among two states that did not accept the department’s offer. It said it had contracted with an outside agency and already implemented protective measures.

“They offered to provide these services, we declined it and then we determine they attempted to hack our system,” said David Dove, chief of staff and legal counsel for Kemp’s office.