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Election Cybersecurity
Why rage over the 2020 election could last well past Trump
Tavernise Sabrina / The New York Times / Jan. 18, 2021
Dominion Voting Systems threatens to sue Mike Lindell, MyPillow C.E.O., over false claims
Maggie Haberman / The New York Times / Jan. 18, 2021
Ukraine says it will hold to account those accused of meddling in US election
Reuters / Jan. 13, 2021
Cybersecurity / Technology
Biden calls for ‘most ambitious effort ever’ to modernize federal IT, cybersecurity
Billy Mitchell / FedScoop / jan. 15, 2021
Avril Haines, Biden’s pick as Intelligence Chief, pledges no politics in spy work
Dustin Volz and Warren Strobel / The Wall Street Journal / Jan. 19, 2021
Michael Sulmeyer, who held cyber posts under Trump and Obama, gets Biden White House gig
Tim Starks/ CyberScoop / Jan. 19, 2021
The big cyber issues Joe Biden will face his first day in office
Sean Lyngass / CyberScoop / Jan. 19, 2021
New coalition aims to combat growing wave of ransomware attacks
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Jan. 17, 2021
Woman accused of taking laptop from Pelosi’s office has been arrested, officials say
Spencer S. Hsu and Hannah Knowles / The Washington Post / Jan. 18, 2021
Russia, Iran and China exploit Capitol Hill riot to push information operations, US intel concludes
Sean Lyngass / CyberScoop / Jan. 16, 2021
Selfie-snapping rioters leave FBI a trail of over 140,000 images
Todd Shields et al. / Bloomberg / Jan. 16, 2021
Parler receiving Russian firm’s services as it gears up to relaunch
Rebecca Klar / The Hill / Jan. 19, 2021
New CDC Director pledges to speed vaccination, restore trust in agency
Betsy McKay / The Wall Street Journal / Jan. 19, 2021
The Technology 202: Tech giants are teaming up to build digital vaccine records
Cat Zakrzewski / The Washington Post / Jan. 15, 2021
The Five Biggest Issues for Technology Companies in 2021
Stu Woo et al. / The Wall Street Journal / Jan. 16, 2021
Health insurer Excellus penalized $5.1M by HHS for data breach
Joe Warminsky / CyberScoop / Jan. 19, 2021
CISA tells agencies to consider ad blockers to fend off ‘malvertising
Tim Starks / CyberScoop / Jan. 14, 2021
DHS sued over social media surveillance of visa holders
Dave Nyczepir / FedScoop / Jan. 19, 2021
DISA takes over cloud office from DOD CIO
Jackson Barnett / FedScoop / Jan. 19, 2021
CISA issues recommendations to strengthen cloud security
Sara Wilson / FedScoop / Jan. 15, 2021
JADC2, but for medics: Military looks to link medical networks, data
Jackson Barnett / FedScoop / Jan.15, 2021
Agencies told to assess if they can end contracts for drones built by foreign adversaries
Dave Nyczepir / FedScoop / Jan. 19, 2021
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
How technology is powering election coverage
Michael Barton / The Guardian / Jan. 19, 2021
Britain calls for concerns over Ugandan election to be investigated
Reuters / Jan. 16, 2021
India asks Facebook’s WhatsApp to withdraw privacy policy update
Sankalp Phartiyal / Reuters / Jan. 19, 2021
‘Law unto themselves’: the Australian battle to curb Facebook and Twitter’s power
Paul Karp / The Guardian / Jan. 16, 2021
Disinformation / Misinformation
The F.B.I. is investigating 37 in the killing of a Capitol Police officer by a pro-Trump mob.
Eileen Sullivan and Adam Goldman / The New York Times / Jan. 15, 2021
Election misinformation dropped 73 percent following Trump’s suspension from Twitter: research
Lexi Lonas / The Hill / Jan. 16, 2021
Trump’s four-year information war
Zach Dorfman / Axios / Jan. 13, 2021
Some Republicans have turned to conspiracy theories and misinformation to explain the Capitol attack
Astead Herdon / The New York Times / Jan. 18, 2021
‘Disinformation can be a very lucrative business, especially if you’re good at it,’ media scholar says
Joe Heim / The Washington Post / Jan. 19, 2021
QAnon adherents discussed posing as National Guard to try to infiltrate inauguration, according to FBI intelligence briefing
Carol D. Leonnig and Matt Zapotosky / The Washington Post / Jan. 18, 2021
MyPillow CEO threatened with lawsuit by Dominion over ‘misinformation campaign’
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill / Jan. 18, 2021
Social-Media algorithms rule how we see the world. Good luck trying to stop them.
Joanna Stern / The Wall Street Journal / Jan. 17, 2021
Twitter temporarily suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s personal account
Haily Fuchs / The New York Times / Jan. 17, 2021
Purges force extremists off social media sites. That can complicate investigators’ work.
Ellen Nakashima et al. / The Washington Post / Jan. 17, 2021
Social media liability law is likely to be reviewed under Biden
Rachel Lerman / The Washington Post / Jan. 18, 2021
Investors push for social media controls ahead of U.S. inauguration
Ross Kerber / Reuters / Jan. 15, 2021
WhatsApp delays new privacy policy rollout after user backlash, confusion
Sebastian Herrera / The Wall Street Journal / Jan. 19, 2021
WhatsApp delays controversial privacy update | Amazon hit with antitrust lawsuit alleging e-book price fixing | Biden launches new Twitter account ahead of inauguration
Rebecca Klar et al. / The Hill / Jan. 15, 2021
Fox settled a lawsuit over its lies. But it insisted on one unusual condition.
Ben Smith / The New York Times / Jan. 17, 2021
Investors push Home Depot and Omnicom to steer ads from misinformation
Tiffany Hsu and Marc Tracy / The New York Times / Jan. 18, 2021
Trump’s 1776 Commission critiques liberalism in report derided by historians
Michael Crowley and Jennifer Schuessler / The New York Times / Jan. 19, 2021
Hundreds swarmed Brooklyn vaccine site over ‘misinformation’ about extra doses, mayor’s office says
Jaclyn Peiser / The Washington Post / Jan. 15, 2021
Fact check: Video draws on past conspiracy theory over U.S. Election software
Reuters / Jan. 15, 2021
Fact check: Evidence disproves claims of Italian conspiracy to meddle in U.S. election (known as #ItalyGate)
Reuters / Jan 15, 2021
International COVID-19 vaccine poll shows higher mistrust of Russia, China shots
Kate Kelland / Reuters / Jan. 15, 2021
From the Capitol to Australian Skies, misinformation finds supporters
Yan Zhuang and Damien Cave / The New York Times / Jan. 15, 2021
Thai leader threatens punishment for false vaccine news
The Associated Press / Jan.19, 2021
Elections During a Pandemic
Michigan GOP pushes to replace member who voted to certify election results
Jordan Williams / The Hill / Jan. 18, 2021
Yang to quarantine after campaign staffer tests positive for COVID-19
Tal Axelrod / The Hill / Jan. 19, 2021
Pelosi endorses McAuliffe for Virginia governor
Julia Manchester / The Hill / Jan. 19, 2021
Georgia certifies twin Senate runoff results for Democrats
Billy House / Bloomberg / Jan. 19, 2021
Georgia certifies Senate victories of Warnock and Ossoff
Richard Fausset / The New York Times / Jan. 19, 2021
Biden’s inauguration speech to emphasize American unity
Ken Thomas and John McCorkick / The Wall Street Journal / Jan. 19, 2021
Polling booths go to voters in Portugal’s pandemic election
Helena Alves and Barry Hatton / The Associated Press / Jan. 19, 2021