Georgia Secretary of State Probing State Democratic Party for Attempted Election Hack

Georgia gubernatorial candidates (L-R) Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp debate in an event that also included Libertarian Ted Metz at Georgia Public Broadcasting in Midtown in Atlanta, Georgia Oct. 23, 2018. John Bazemore-Pool/Getty Images

Georgia Secretary of State and Republican candidate for governor Brian Kemp announced on Nov. 4 that his office is investigating the state Democratic Party for “possible cyber crimes.”

Kemp’s office notified the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI on Nov. 3 of an attempt to hack the state’s voter-registration system.