(CNN) The office of the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections in Florida was allegedly hit by a ransomware attack in September 2016, according to the county elections supervisor.

Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Wendy Sartory Link, who assumed her position in January 2019, said Wednesday she did not learn about the alleged attack until late last year.

That's when she reported it to authorities, including the FBI and Department of Homeland Security -- in late November or early December 2019, according to Link.

The alleged attack was first reported in The Palm Beach Post.

The office scanned thousands of pages of code and turned them over to the FBI for analysis after learning about the alleged breach, Link said.

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