U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials now say it’s likely that in 2016, Russian hackers at least attempted to break into election systems in all 50 states.

So far this year, there’s been no evidence of attempts of hacking election systems before the midterm congressional races, but federal, state, and local officials are still taking steps to keep any intruders at bay. Congress in March appropriated $380 million to help states beef up election security, and the DHS has been working with states to help them test and improve the security of their election systems.

“The president has been clear, and the DHS and our inter-agency partners have been clear: We will not allow any foreign adversary to change the outcome of our elections,” said Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen at April’s RSA security conference in San Francisco.

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