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Russia’s cyberattack on the U.S. electoral system before Donald Trump’s election was far more widespread than has been publicly revealed, including incursions into voter databases and software systems in almost twice as many states as previously known, Bloomberg News reports. The emerging details of Russia’s hacks paint a worrisome picture for future elections, revealing potentially deep vulnerabilities in the U.S.’s patchwork of voting technologies. “They’re coming after America,” former FBI Director James Comey said. They won’t likely stop at America. — Michael Riley and Jordan Robertson