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No Meddling Found in Maryland Election System

Don Rush

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A U.S. Department of Homeland Security team has found no evidence of intrusion on Maryland's election system.

A report on the analysis by Hunt and Incident Response Team from the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center was made public Thursday at a Maryland State Board of Elections meeting.

Maryland officials had asked for an evaluation after learning in July about a transaction between a venture fund with Russian ties and a company involved in the state's election infrastructure.

The company, ByteGrid, did not disclose to state officials that it is financed by AltPoint Capital Partners, whose largest investor is a Russian oligarch.

The report says the team found no threatening activity on the networks of the board or the company. It has made recommendations to increase security of the networks.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.