The Kremlin is pushing back against a report that Russian intelligence services hacked a U.S. voting equipment manufacturer.

"This assertion has absolutely nothing to do with reality," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a conference call with reporters, Reuters reported.

"We have heard no arguments proving the veracity of this information. ... Therefore we strongly deny the very possibility that this could have happened."

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The Intercept, citing a National Security Agency (NSA) investigation, reported Monday that Russian intelligence agents hacked a U.S. voting systems manufacturer in the weeks leading up to the 2016 presidential election.

The NSA believes hackers used that breach to obtain information used to spear phish the company's customers, the news outlet added.