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  The IC's confidence level about the attribution of the attacks evolved over 2017 and into 2018.  ^{[2]  [3]  [4]  [5]  [6]}

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  The Committee reached out to the 21 states that DHS first identified as targets of scanning activity to learb about their experiences. Election officials provided the Committee

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1. (U) DHS Electronic Communication, December 19, 2016, email from: DHS/NCCIC; to: CIA.
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4.   DHS Intelligence Assessment, Hostile Russian Cyber Targeting of Election Infrastructure in 2016; Probable Not-State Actors Attempt Disruption, May 3, 2017.
5. (U) Ibid.
6. (U) SSCI interview of representatives from DHS and CTIIC, February 27, 2018, p. 13.
7.   DHS arrived at their initial assessment of 21 states affected by adding the eleven plus seven states, plus the three where scanning activity appeared directed at less specifically election-focused infrastructure.
8. (U) SSCI conference call with DHS and FBI, March 29, 2018.

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