TESTIMONY TO THE SENATE ON RUSSIAN INTERFERRENCE IN THE 2020 ELECTION. ACTING DIRECTOR OF CYBER DIVISION,
OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS,
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY:; "THIS ACTIVITY IS BEST CHARACTERIZED AS HACKERS ATTEMPTING TO USE COMMONLY AVAILABLE CYBER TOOLS TO EXPLOIT KNOWN SYSTEM VULNERABILITIES. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE ACTIVITY WE OBSERVED WAS INDICATIVE OF SIMPLE SCANNING FOR VULNERABILITIES, ANALOGOUS TO SOMEBODY WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND LOOKING TO SEE IF YOU ARE HOME."
