Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
USC in the News
WVU Reed College of Media co-hosts workshop on election cybersecurity
Larmie Sanyon / 12WBOY / Oct. 1, 2020
Election Cybersecurity
Privacy, civil rights groups demand transparency from Amazon on election data breaches
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Oct. 1, 2020
CIA, NSA chiefs opposed release of unverified Russia intelligence to Republican lawmaker: sources
Jonathan Landay and Mark Hosenball / Reuters / Oct. 1, 2020
Ahead of U.S. election, malicious email campaign mimics Democratic pitches for volunteers
Joseph Menn / Reuters / Oct. 1, 2020
Laptop, USB drives stolen from Philly election-staging site
Frank Bajak and Claudia Lauer / The Seattle Times / Oct. 1, 2020
McMaster, mostly silent until now, says Trump is “aiding and abetting Putin’s efforts”
David E. Sanger / The New York Times / Oct. 1, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
Microsoft Office 365: This targeted phishing campaign uses an odd trick to stay hidden
Danny Palmer / ZDNet / Oct. 1, 2020
Companies may be punished for paying ransoms to sanctioned hackers – U.S. Treasury
Raphael Satter / Reuters / Oct. 1, 2020
Treasury warns against keeping ransomware payments quiet
David Uberti and Jack Hagel / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 1, 2020
Hacked hospital chain says all 250 US facilities affected
Frank Bajak / The Associated Press / Oct. 1, 2020
Feds: 2 men breached NFL, NBA players’ social media accounts
David Porter / The Associated Press / Sept. 30, 2020
To hunt hackers, FBI works more closely with spy agencies
Christopher Bing / Reuters / Oct. 1, 2020
Senate panel authorizes subpoenas for top social-media CEOs
Ryan Tracy / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 1, 2020
TikTok will ask judge to stop broader US ban scheduled for next month
Jodi Xu Klein / South China Morning Post / Oct. 2, 2020
Facebook is merging Messenger and Instagram chat features. It’s for Zuckerberg’s benefit, not yours
Tama Leaver / The Conversation / Oct. 1, 2020
Can we make Facebook and Google “democratic utilities?”
Mathew Ingram / Columbia Journalism Review / Oct. 1, 2020
Google launches AI secretary that waits on hold for phone users
Alex Hern / The Guardian / Oct. 1, 2020
State and local agencies gain visibility from centralizing logs
Wylie Wong / StateTech Magazine / Oct. 1, 2020
Despite challenges, university CIOs back continuing pandemic-era tech
Colin Wood / EdScoop / Oct. 1, 2020
Michigan State hires new CISO as cyberattacks spike
Betsy Foresman / EdScoop / Oct. 1, 2020
3 steps to take when deploying next-generation work centers
Joel Snyder / StateTech Magazine / Oct. 1, 2020
Goldman poaches form Morgan Stanley to fill chief cyber cop role
Sridhar Natarajan / Bloomberg / Oct. 1, 2020
Why professional and managed security services make increasing economic sense for the public sector
Chris Novak / FedScoop / Sept. 30, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
DOD, DHS expose hacking campaign in Russia, Ukraine, India, Malaysia
Shannon Vavra / CyberScoop / Oct. 1, 2020
Global maritime regulator hit by cyberattack
Costas Paris / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 1, 2020
How a Chinese malware gang defrauded Facebook users of $4 million
Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet / Oct. 1, 2020
Tokyo Stock Exchange paralysed by hardware glitch in worst-ever outage
Stanley White and Eimi Yamamitsu / Reuters / Oct. 1, 2020
Britain says Huawei security failings pose long-term risk: govt report
Jack Stubbs / Reuters / Oct. 1, 2020
With warm words and fast visas, neighbours woo IT workers fleeing Belarus
Ilya Zhegulev et al. / Reuters / Oct. 1, 2020
Digital democracy is still a long way off in Africa: it takes more than technology
Nic Cheeseman and Lisa Garbe / The Conversation / Oct. 1, 2020
UK judge to give Assange’s U.S. extradition verdict early next year
Michael Holden and Estelle Shirbon / Reuters / Oct. 1, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
Exclusive: Russian operation masqueraded as right-wing news site to target U.S. voters – sources
Jack Stubbs / Reuters / Oct. 1, 2020
Tracking Viral Misinformation Ahead of the 2020 Election
Kevin Roose / The New York Times / Oct. 1, 2020
Facebook to reject ads that seek to delegitimize election, voting methods
John Bowden / The Hill / Oct. 1, 2020
Facebook removes Trump ads tying refugees to COVID-19
Ina Fried / Axios / Sept. 30, 2020
Facebook steps up promotion of groups content in feeds, around the web
Katie Paul / Reuters / Oct. 1, 2020
Twitter says FBI tip prompted takedown of 130 fake accounts during debate
Joe Warminsky / CyberScoop / Oct. 1, 2020
Twitter bots have limited success spreading anti-vaccination messages
Melissa Davey / The Guardian / Oct. 1, 2020
New York City officials work to combat distrust in coronavirus hot spot
Paul Berger and Stephanie Yang / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 1, 2020
Vaccine refusers are health literate and believe they’re pro-science. But this just reinforces their view
Tomas Rozbroj / The Conversation / Oct. 1, 2020
Conservative conspiracists Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman charged in voter suppression probe
Matthew Choi / POLITICO / Oct. 1, 2020
Fact check: 2018 empty mail-in ballot envelopes in California dumpster spur false fraud claims
McKenzie Sadeghi / USA Today / Oct. 1, 2020
Fact check: Kamala Harris has carried out interviews since becoming VP candidate
Reuters / Oct. 1, 2020
Fact check: Hunter Biden’s military discharge was administrative, not dishonorable
Reuters / Oct. 1, 2020
Fact check: Altered photograph shows Dwayne Johnsonn on Epstein’s island
Reuters / Oct. 1, 2020
Fact check: UK university lockdown not part of plan to use sterilising vaccine on students
Reuters / Oct. 1, 2020
Study sounds alarm on 5G fake news, EU needs to promote benefits
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters / Oct. 1, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
Outrage as Texas governor orders closure of multiple ballot drop-off sites
Erum Salam and Sam Levine / The Guardian / Oct. 1, 2020
100,000 New Mail-In Ballots Go Out, But N.Y. Voters Are Now Wary
Dana Rubenstein et al. / The New York Times / Oct. 1, 2020
After federal judge’s rebuke, NC elections board changes absentee ballot procedure
Colin Campbell / Raleigh News & Observer / Oct. 1, 2020
South Carolina Republicans ask Supreme Court to reinstate witness requirement for mail-in ballots
Rebecca Klar / The Hill / Oct. 1, 2020
Judges rule for mail-in voting in Montana and Alabama
Rebecca Falconer / Axios / Oct. 1, 2020
Alabama’s legacy of racism cited in mail-in voting decision
Erik Larson / Bloomberg / Oct. 1, 2020
After disastrous March election, L.A. County faces ‘huge challenge’ in November
Matt Stiles / Los Angeles Times / Oct. 1, 2020
Secretary Of State: Nearly 85% Of Eligible Californians Registered For 2020 Presidential Election
CBS SF Bay Area / Oct. 1, 2020
When your job is to make sure Nov. 3 isn’t a disaster
Dionne Searcey / The New York Times / Oct. 1, 2020
Poll: Voters Saying They’ll Vote By Mail Amid Trump Attacks, USPS Issues
Alison Durkee / Forbes / Oct. 1, 2020
As Trump sows doubts on mail, Democrats push more in-person voting
Nick Corasaniti and Reid J. Epstein / The New York Times / Oct. 1, 2020
What’s the ballot deadline? Who knows
The Editorial Board / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 1, 2020
Over 1 million people have registered to vote on Snapchat
Sara Fischer / Axios / Oct. 1, 2020
Biden campaign to start in-person voter outreach as U.S. election nears
Trevor Hunnicutt and Michael Martina / Reuters / Oct. 1, 2020
Amazon and Big Tech cozy up to Biden camp with cash and connections
Nandita Bose / Reuters / Oct. 1, 2020
Coronavirus-ravaged Wisconsin sweats Trump rallies
Natasha Korecki / POLITICO / Oct. 1, 2020