Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
Election Cybersecurity
DHS, FBI rebut reports about hacked voter data on Russian forum
Tim Starks / POLITICO / Sept. 1, 2020
FBI says hackers haven’t stolen any U.S. voter data this year
Aaron Pressman / Fortune / Sept. 1, 2020
Exclusive: Hackers test defenses of Trump campaign websites ahead of U.S. election, security staff warn
Jack Stubbs / Reuters / Sept. 1, 2020
State Election Officials Endorse Federal Cyber Navigators Bill
Dwight Weingarten / Meri Talk / Aug. 31, 2020
U.S. Democrats demand resumption of election security briefings
Patricia Zengerle / Reuters / Sept. 1, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
Twitter Hack May Have Had Another Mastermind: A 16-Year Old
Nathaniel Popper / The New York Times /
Scoop: Open Technology Fund asks Inspector General to investigate
Sara Fischer / Axios / Sept. 1, 2020
Apple, Google to allow coronavirus exposure notifications without app
Ina Fried / Axios / Sept. 1, 2020
The FBI’s digital security guide for local police actually has good OPSEC advice
Jeff Stone / WorkScoop / Aug. 31, 2020
Top 5 technologies that will battle for supremacy post COVID-19
Kamalika Some / Analytics Insight / Sept. 1, 2020
Chicago Police launches new data program to identify stressed out cops
Ryan Johnston / StateScoop / Sept. 1, 2020
Fairfield University among first to offer virtual counseling services through UWill
Colin Wood / EdScoop / Sept. 1, 2020
Cyber Daily: Trump’s China policies reshape privacy landscape; Surveillance tech warnings
Kim S. Nash / The Wall Street Journal / Sept. 1, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
Norway is investigating a cyberattack on its parliament
Sean Lyngaas / Cyberscoop / Sep. 1, 2020
Scammers target UK music festivals forced online by coronavirus
Rhi Storer / The Guardian / Sept. 1, 2020
Facebook to block news on Australian sites after new law, riling lawmakers
Byron Kaye and Jonathan Barrett / Reuters / Sept. 1, 2020
If Facebook really pulls news from its Australian sites, we’ll have a much less compelling product
Rob Nicholls / The Conversation / Aug. 31, 2020
Facebook faces grilling by MPs in India over anti-Muslim hate speech
Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Shaikh Azizur Rahman / The Guardian / Sept. 1, 2020
How social media are levelling Kenya’s political field – and lessons learnt
John Ndavula / The Conversation / Sept. 1, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
Facebook takes down Russian operation that recruited U.S. journalists, amid rising concerns about election misinformation
Elizabeth Dwoskin and Craig Timberg / The Washington Post / Sept. 1, 2020
[Video] Fake social accounts threaten elections
Bloomberg Quicktales / Bloomberg / Sep. 1, 2020
Facebook says Russian influence campaign targeted left-wing voters in U.S., UK
Jack Stubbs / Reuters / Sept. 1, 2020
Facebook lifts block on pro-Biden ad, citing ‘enforcement error’
Katie Paul / Reuters / Sept. 1, 2020
Microsoft releases deepfake detection tool ahead of election
Alyza Sebenius / Bloomberg / Sep. 1, 2020
CAPTCHAs: How they are protecting the websites and systems from bots
Preetipadma / Analytics Insight / Sept. 1, 2020
Twitter forces Democratic candidate to delete post flouting voter suppression rules
Cristiano Lima / POLITICO / Sept. 1, 2020
Twitter changing labeling practices after deceptive videos hit Biden
Cristiano Lima / POLITICO / Aug. 31, 2020
Fact check: Video showing Joe Biden falling asleep during live interview is manipulated
Reuters Fact Check Team / Reuters / Sept. 1, 2020
Fact check: Antifa.com does redirect to Joebiden.com, but this is not proof of a link between the two
Reuters Fact Check Team / Reuters / Sept. 1, 2020
Facebook threatens to pull news from Australia if new law passes
Sara Fischer / Axios / Sept. 1, 2020
Facebook improving hate speech detection ahead of Myanmar election
Kanishka Singh / Reuters / Sept. 1, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
Civic rights groups have a request: drop the witness signature on ballots
Liz Ruskin / Alaska Public Media / Sept. 1, 2020
Judge won’t block Tennessee mail-in voting signature verification law
Jonathan Mattise / The Associated Press / Sept. 1, 2020
Tennessee Secretary of State: Election administrators must be “relentless” in recruiting poll workers
Jeff Keeling / WJHL.com / Sept. 1, 2020
1 Million Primary Ballots Were Mailed Late, Postal Service Watchdog Says
Luke Broadwater / The New York Times / Sept. 1, 2020
What The Postal Service Will Need To Manage Record Number Of Mail-In Ballots
WBUR / Sept. 1, 2020
Election Day 2020: Old Navy to help with national poll worker shortage by encouraging employees to work polls
Kelly Tyoko / USA Today / Sept. 1, 2020
Young people are trying to save the US election amid dire poll worker shortages
Ray Levy-Uyeda / The Guardian / Sep. 1, 2020
Scoop: Zuckerberg, Chan invest $300 million in election infrastructure
Mike Allen / Axios / Sept. 1, 2020
Twitter is making it easier for users to get accurate voter registration information ahead of November’s presidential election
Katie Canales / Business Insider / Aug. 31, 2020
Snapchat pushes poll worker signups
Sara Fischer / Axios / Sept. 1, 2020
Orange County to offer drive-thru voting for election at Honda Center
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times / Sept. 1, 2020