Fontes July Press Release a ‘Massive Cover-Up’ of Attack on Sec. of State

July 16, 2025 ADI Staff Reporter
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Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes

Arizona Senator Jake Hoffman (R-LD15) stated that Secretary of State Adrian Fontes’ July 1st Press release on the hacking of his Office’s candidate portal “looks like a massive cover-up” regarding a “foreign cyberattack” on the state’s election system, following a heated X exchange on Tuesday. Hoffman’s claims, including that “Adrian Fontes is lying,” were sparked by Fontes’ response to a post from Turning Point Action COO Tyler Bowyer about the hacking incident.

Bowyer’s initial post stated, “BREAKING NEWS: I was just was told by an inside source at the legislature that it appears the Arizona Secretary of State’s portal was hacked, believed to be impacting the Candidate portal, but possibly much more.”

Fontes responded, referencing a July 1st press release, saying, “Your ‘inside source’ finally read the press release we issued on July 1? Breaking news indeed.”

The July 1 press release from the Secretary of State’s office noted, “The Secretary of State’s Office detected and successfully responded to a malicious adversary that targeted the Arizona Secretary of State’s website. These attempts were investigated, our security controls tuned for similar attack patterns, and applicable threat intelligence was shared with our cybersecurity partners. The Arizona statewide voter registration database was not targeted and is unaffected by this event. The integrity of all Secretary of State systems has been maintained and the office remains in a heightened security posture as we continue to monitor for new and evolving threats.”

Fontes added, “Our office identified patterns of activity consistent with what others are now publicly acknowledging, and we took decisive action to strengthen our defenses early on. I’m proud to say that critical systems—like Arizona’s voter registration database—remained secure and protected throughout. We will continue to lead with urgency and vigilance, because defending democracy doesn’t come with a pause button.”

Hoffman fired back on Tuesday night, posting, “July 1st press release looks like a MASSIVE cover up FBI & DHS (at least!) now involved A private briefing was held TODAY and legislators have confirmed that a ‘foreign cyberattack’ on AZ’s election system occurred The public is totally in the dark Adrian Fontes is lying!”

In a follow-up post, Hoffman wrote, “AZ ELECTION CYBER ATTACK COVER-UP Legislators report a briefing last week for GOP members downplaying severity of hack NOW: Reports of a briefing today for DEM legislators only telling the full story FBI & DHS are confirmed to be involved Why is Adrian Fontes lying?”

As of this report, no official statement has been released from the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, or Arizona Senate regarding the briefing.

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7 Comments

  2. Fontes….from Santa Cruz county …the smallest county in Arizona with the biggest fraudsters. Liz Gutfahr was only the tip of the iceberg. Any investigative journalist could really make a name for themselves investigating that little county empire. As thick as thieves.

  3. I am sorry but, too late, I do not believe a word Fontes says. Too bad so sad call your dad. I do not trust one Dem. leader, not even one. Lier, Lier pants on fire. 🙂

  6. shhheeesshhh so as I read this – Fontes is linked to a ‘foreign cyber attack’ on Arizona gov’t elections ? Really.. this is the level of the civil and foreign nationals war on our state and national election system – as well as governmental operations? Trying to destroy our form of government from within the system.. the ultimate coup d’état

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