Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
USC in the News
Warner says no interference in W. Va
Steven Allen Adams / The Weirton Daily Times / Oct. 23, 2020
The Cybersecurity 202: Biden condemned election interference while Trump continued to mislead during final debate
Joseph Marks and Tonya Riley / The Washington Post / Oct. 23, 2020
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Election Cybersecurity
Exclusive: National Guard called in to thwart cyberattack in Louisiana weeks before election
Christopher Bing / Reuters / Oct. 23, 2020
Election-related system impacted by ransomware in Georgia county
Benjamin Freed / StateScoop / Oct. 23, 2020
Voter Websites In California And Florida Could Be Vulnerable To Hacks, Report Finds
Dina Temple-Raston / National Public Radio / Oct. 22, 2020
Are the nation’s voting systems secure?
The Associated Press / Oct. 23, 2020
Phishing groups are collecting user data, email and banking passwords via fake voter registration forms
Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet / Oct. 23, 2020
Russians who pose election threat have hacked nuclear plants and power grid
Nicole Perlroth / The New York Times / Oct. 23, 2020
Exclusive: ‘Dumb mistake’ exposed Iranian hand behind fake Proud Boys U.S. election emails – sources
Christopher Bing and Jack Stubbs / Reuters / Oct. 22, 2020
Five takeaways on Iran, Russia election interference
Maggie Miller and Rebecca Klar / The Hill / Oct. 23, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
Facebook seeks shutdown of NYU research project into political ad targeting
Jeff Horwitz / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 23, 2020
Facebook tries to block tool aimed at promoting transparency around political ads
Mark Scott / POLITICO / Oct. 23, 2020
Facebook, Twitter CEOs to testify post-election – U.S. Senate panel
Richard Cowan and Nandita Bose / Reuters / Oct. 23, 2020
Turbulence in Texas AG’s office to delay Google ad suit
Leah Nylen / POLITICO / Oct. 23, 2020
Tech is learning that everything is politics
Kyle Daly and Ina Fried / Axios / Oct. 23, 2020
U.S. charges ex-editor of Kushner-owned newspaper with cyberstalking
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters / Oct. 23, 2020
California drivers sue Uber over in-app messages asking to support ballot measure
Tina Bellon / Reuters / Oct. 22, 2020
Pandemic amplified students’ growing reliance on technology, says Educause
Betsy Foresman / EdScoop / Oct. 23, 2020
Securing virtual education with agile, integrated security
EdScoop / Oct. 23, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
U.S. sanctions Russian lab that built what experts say is potentially the world’s deadliest hacking tool
Ellen Nakashima / The Washington Post / Oct. 23, 2020
French court asks Microsoft for safeguards against U.S. surveillance of health data
Catherine Stupp / The Wall Street Journal / Oct. 23, 2020
Global cyber community can do more to stop state sponsored malware, EFF researcher says
Shannon Vavra / CyberScoop / Oct. 23, 2020
Facebook moderators forced to work in Dublin office despite high-tier lockdown
Alex Hern / The Guardian / Oct. 23, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
How to Spot (and Fight) Election Misinformation
Cynthia Gordy Giwa / ProPublica / Oct. 23, 2020
Your guide to following the election on social media
Heather Kelly / The Washington Post / Oct. 23, 2020
A Wall Street Journal columnist said Joe Biden was part of Hunter’s business deal. Hours later, its news reporters said the opposite.
Paul Farhi / The Washington Post / Oct. 23, 2020
Twitter suspended Trump campaign press secretary after tweet about mail-in voting issue: report
Jordan Williams / The Hill / Oct. 22, 2020
Fact check: Miami Dade police did not say 55,000 cars joined a pro-Trump caravan
Reuters / Oct. 23, 2020
Fact check: Trump did not say it was “good” that over 500 children at the border had lost their parents
Reuters / Oct. 23, 2020
Fact check: False kidnapping report designed to lead users to phishing website
Reuters / Oct. 23, 2020
What global elections have taught Silicon Valley about misinformation
Steven Overly / POLITICO / Oct. 23, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
Special report: Why the Pennsylvania vote count might throw U.S. into political crisis
Jarrett Renshaw et al. / Reuters / Oct. 23, 2020
Ballots can’t be tossed out over voter signature, court says
Marc Levy / The Associated Press / Oct. 23, 2020
In two political battlegrounds, thousands of mail-in ballots are on the verge of being rejected
Michael Herron and Daniel A. Smith / The Conversation / Oct. 23, 2020
Texas may not limit ballot drop boxes for U.S. election: appeals court
Makini Brice and Tim Reid / Reuters / Oct. 23, 2020
Judge throws out Trump campaign lawsuit against New Jersey’s election plans
Matt Friedman / POLITICO / Oct. 23, 2020
Wisconsin sees record number of early voters as Covid cases climb in state
Mario Koran / The Guardian / Oct. 23, 2020
Just over a week before the election, lawsuits linger
The Associated Press / Oct. 23, 2020
More than 50 million Americanns have cast ballots in presidential election
Reuters / Oct. 23, 2020
Americans traveling miles during pandemic to vote in person
Clara McMichael / The Guardian / Oct. 23, 2020
Young U.S. poll workers brace for Election Day as virus fears keep elders home
Julia Harte and John Whitesides / Reuters / Oct. 23, 2020
USPS boosts extra trips, returns mail processing machines to service
David Shepardson / Reuters / Oct. 23, 2020
Judge orders Postal Service to restore high-speed mail sorting machines
Jordan Williams / The Hill / Oct. 23, 2020
No reason to fear mail-in ballot delays just yet
Brian Naylor / National Public Radio / Oct. 23, 2020
Student interest in the election is high. So are the barriers to voting.
Michael Vasquez / The Chronicle / Oct. 22, 2020
Census takers fall short of target goal in areas of US
Mike Schneider / The Associated Press / Oct. 23, 2020