It is no secret that foreign computer hackers are targeting election systems in the United States. Government officials believe Russian agents searched for weaknesses in election systems in all 50 U.S. states during the presidential election in 2016. But if hackers were able to interfere in U.S. elections in 2020, voters and some public officials may not learn about it until much later. Government officials with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or, FBI, usually investigate computer hacking. But they are not required to share information when an election system is hacked. And they must follow rules about protecting the identities of possible victims. The Associated Press has reported that the situation can be difficult for election officials. They want to know about hacking efforts so they can protect their systems. But they do not want their agencies to look bad. And they do not want to create chaos and confusion, which is what hackers are seeking.
Title: Public Might Not Know about Attacks on US Election Systems
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3752/pub.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Public Might Not Know about Attacks on US Election Systems' data-article-id='4233'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9625'>It is no secret that foreign computer hackers are targeting election systems in the United States.</span> <span data-start-time='9625' data-end-time='24750'>Government officials believe Russian agents searched for weaknesses in election systems in all 50 U.S. states during the presidential election in 2016.</span> <span data-start-time='24750' data-end-time='39042'>But if hackers were able to interfere in U.S. elections in 2020, voters and some public officials may not learn about it until much later.</span> <span data-start-time='39042' data-end-time='49563'>Government officials with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or, FBI, usually investigate computer hacking.</span> <span data-start-time='49563' data-end-time='56063'>But they are not required to share information when an election system is hacked.</span> <span data-start-time='56063' data-end-time='63750'>And they must follow rules about protecting the identities of possible victims.</span> <span data-start-time='63750' data-end-time='71396'>The Associated Press has reported that the situation can be difficult for election officials.</span> <span data-start-time='71396' data-end-time='77083'>They want to know about hacking efforts so they can protect their systems.</span> <span data-start-time='77083' data-end-time='81229'>But they do not want their agencies to look bad.</span> <span data-start-time='81229' data-end-time='88375'>And they do not want to create chaos and confusion, which is what hackers are seeking.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3752/pub.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=13908 data-hint-location='81229' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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