Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
Election Cybersecurity
Five myths about voting machines
Douglas W. Jones / The Washington Post / Dec. 24, 2020
Forget the conspiracy theories — here are the real election security lessons of 2020
Eric Geller / POLITICO / Dec. 27, 2020
Biden should appoint a presidential commission on election security
David Levine / The Hill / Dec. 24, 2020
Pennsylvania lt. gov. says Texas counterpart owes him bounty money after state uncovers voter fraud cases
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill / Dec. 23, 2020
Powell says White House aides won’t let her help Trump
John Bowden / The Hill / Dec. 24, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
Russians are believed to have used Microsoft resellers in cyberattacks
Nicole Perlroth / The New York Times / Dec. 24, 2020
Russian hackers compromised Microsoft cloud customers through third party, putting emails and other data at risk
Ellen Nakashima / The Washington Post / Dec. 24, 2020
Hackers also ‘impacting’ state, local governments, US cybersecurity agency says
Tal Axelrod / The Hill / Dec. 28, 2020
Russian hackers’ motive baffles U.S.: mere espionage, or worse?
William Turton / Bloomberg / Dec. 23, 2020
‘No evidence’ IRS taxpayer information exposed by SolarWinds hack
Dave Nyczepir / FedScoop / Dec. 23, 2020
With SolarWinds hack, suspected Russian hackers again flex Moscow’s spycraft muscle
Georgi Kantchev and Dustin Volz / The Wall Street Journal / Dec. 23, 2020
Experts who wrestled with SolarWinds hackers say cleanup could take months – or longer
Raphael Satter / Reuters / Dec. 22, 2020
Grid regulator warns utilities of risk of SolarWinds backdoor, asks how exposed they are
Sean Lyngaas / CyberScoop / Dec. 23, 2020
Why a Sarbanes-Oxley update is needed to protect our financial sector from hackers
Tom Fanning et al. / The Hill / Dec. 28, 2020
A deterrent for the next ackers
Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. / The Wall Street Journal / Dec. 22, 2020
Trump must blame Russia for cyber attack on U.S., Biden says
Simon Lewis / Reuters / Dec. 22, 2020
Biden vows forceful response to suspected Russian hack of government agencies
Dustin Volz / The Wall Street Journal / Dec. 23, 2020
Biden tasks new digital team with extending White House reach
Emma Kinery / Bloomberg / Dec. 28, 2020
Biden @POTUS account to start from zero without Trump followers
Jennifer Epstein/ Bloomberg / Dec. 22, 2020
Teens expand TikTok playbook to help Democrats in Georgia runoffs
Rebecca Klar / The Hill / Dec. 27, 2020
Facebook joined by human rights groups to fight spyware maker
Ryan Gallagher / Bloomberg / Dec. 23, 2020
Facebook worries smaller rivals with openness on liability
Todd Shields and Ben Brody / Bloomberg / Dec. 23, 2020
U.S. urges American firms to shun Chinese data service companies
John Harney / Bloomberg / Dec. 22, 2020
DOD gives $2.5B to consortium to develop 5G tech prototypes
Jackson Barnett / FedScoop / Dec. 24, 2020
The Pentagon wants small drones to be the future of networked warfare, but buying them hasn’t been easy
Jackson Barnett / FedScoop / Dec. 28, 2020
FinCEN’s new rule will protect Americans and accelerate cryptocurrency’s adoption
Marshall Hayner / The Hill / Dec. 28, 2020
From Zoom to Quibi, the tech winners and losers of 2020
Barbara Ortutay and Mae Anderson / The Washington Post / Dec. 28, 2020
Tech platforms vowed to address racial equity: how have they fared?
Kari Paul / The Guardian / Dec. 28, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
Finnish parliament says some lawmakers’ emails hacked
Reuters / Dec. 28, 2020
WeChat becomes a powerful surveillance tool everywhere in China
Jing Yang / The Wall Street Journal / Dec. 22, 2020
Dissecting China’s crackdown on its internet giants
Bloomberg / Dec. 28, 2020
Pyongyang hackers eye more coronavirus research, Kaspersky says
Shannon Vavra / CyberScoop / Dec. 23, 2020
Russia army chief warns of nuclear risks in cyber hacks, space
Stepan Kravchenko / Bloomberg / Dec. 24, 2020
Cyber crime has cost Russia $49 bln in 2020, Sberbank says
Tatiana Voronova / Reuters / Dec. 28, 2020
Turkish lawmakers pass bill monitoring civil society groups
The Associated Press / Dec. 27, 2020
International sting shuts down ‘favorite’ VPN of cybercriminals
Joe Warminsky / CyberScoop / Dec. 22, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
US agencies conclude Iran is likely behind website aimed at stoking violence against election officials
Sean Lyngaas / CyberScoop / Dec. 22, 2020
Trump’s fraud claims died in court, but the myth of stolen elections lives on
Jim Rutenberg, Nick Corasaniti, and Alan Feuer / The New York Times / Dec. 26, 2020
Dominion worker sues Trump campaign and conservative media for defamation
Shawna Chen / Axios / Dec. 23, 2020
Denying the Holocaust threatens democracy. So does denying the election results.
Deborah E. Lipstadt and Norman Eisen / The Washington Post / Dec. 23, 2020
Trump will face different Twitter rules when he leaves office
Emily Glazer / The Wall Street Journal / Dec. 22, 2020
Misinformation amplifiers target Georgia senate races
Sheera Frenkel and Alba Davey / The New York Times / Dec. 22, 2020
Georgia election admins battle Covid and conspiracies ahead of Senate runoffs
Zach Montellaro / POLITICO / Dec. 28, 2020
Pennsylvania man is accused of casting Trump vote for his dead mother.
Alba Davey / The New York Times / Dec. 23, 2020
Mistrust of government is significant roadblock to Black American vaccination efforts
Marty Johnson / The Hill / Dec. 24, 2020
EU’s Borrell accuses Russia of spreading COVID-19 disinformation to sell its vaccine
Reuters Staff / Dec. 28, 2020
Australian celebrity chef removed from Facebook for spreading COVID-19 misinformation
Cameron Jenkins / The Hill / Dec. 24, 2020
A dangerous new strain of anti-vaxxer
Alexandra S. Levine / POLITICO / Dec. 23, 2020
GoDaddy uses fake holiday bonus notification to test employees on email phishing
Kaelan Deese / The Hill / Dec. 24, 2020
Fact check: Trump did not tweet declaring Martial Law
Reuters / Dec. 23, 2020
Fact check: Fake ‘Prague newspaper’ article repurposed to attack Biden supporters
Reuters / Dec. 23, 2020
Fact check: Joe Biden’s sister is not married to Dominion Voting Systems’ owner
Reuters / Dec. 23, 2020
Fact check: Map does not show 2020 presidential election results but digital rendering based on 2016
Reuters / Dec. 28, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
USPS and civil rights groups reach deal to fast-track ballots in Georgia runoff elections
Jacob Bogage / The Washington Post / Dec. 24, 2020
Judge throws out GOP lawsuit to close Georgia ballot drop boxes after business hours
John Bowden / The Hill / Dec. 24, 2020
Georgia election admins battle Covid and conspiracies ahead of Senate runoffs
Zach Montellaro / POLITICO / Dec. 28, 2020
Wealthy voters are ‘mythical middle’ in Georgia Senate races
Jeff Amy / The Washington Post / Dec. 27, 2020
Nearly 2.1 million have voted early in U.S. Senate runoff in Georgia
Brad Hearth / Reuters / Dec. 24, 2020
Trump to hold rally in Georgia in support of Senate Republicans
Andrew Restuccia / The Wall Street Journal / Dec. 27, 2020
New York law makes voter registration easier
Jimmy Vielkind / The Wall Street Journal / Dec. 23, 2020
State Republicans seek to rein in voting reforms after Biden’s victory
Jacob Knutson / Axios / Dec. 26, 2020
Trump imposes fresh sanctions on Belarus over electoral fraud, human rights abuses
Laura Kelly / The Hill / Dec. 23, 2020
Ethiopia to hold elections June 5 after vote delay due to virus
Samuel Gebre and Simon Marks / Bloomberg / Dec. 25, 2020
Drive-through ballots – Israel’s solution to voting in a pandemic
Reuters / Dec. 28, 2020