Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
Election Cybersecurity
Activists complain of weakened voting security standard
Frank Bajak / The Associated Press / Feb. 5, 2021
The secret history of the shadow campaign that saved the 2020 Election
Molly Ball / TIME / Feb. 4, 2021
Cybersecurity / Technology
The Cybersecurity 202: ‘This Is How They Tell Me The World Ends’ sheds new light on a global cyberweapons arms race
Tony Reily / The Washington Post / Feb. 9, 2021
How the United States lost to hackers
Nicole Perlroth / The New York Times / Feb. 6, 2021
Biden calls for tech modernization to boost workforce at national security, foreign policy agencies
Dave Nyczepir / FedScoop / Feb. 5, 2021
New guidelines from NIST on how to avoid cyberattacks from a nation-state
Jackson Barnett / FedScoop / Feb. 5, 2021
U.S. senators propose limiting liability shield for social media platforms
Nandita Bose and Chris Sanders / Reuters / Feb. 5, 2021
Cyber Daily: Virginia Lawmakers poised to pass new rules for internet privacy | China battles west for control of tech standards
The Wall Street Journal / Feb. 8, 2021
The Cybersecurity 202: New research highlights an expanding pool of victims of Iranian hackers
Tonya Riley / The Washington Post / Feb. 8, 2021
The Cybersecurity 202: Coronavirus pandemic renews debate for hacker-proof IDs
Tonya Riley / The Washington Post / Feb. 8, 2021
Walgreens, CVS beef up protections against threat of ‘bot’ attacks on vaccine program
Melissa Fares et al. / Reuters / Feb. 5, 2021
Hacker breached Florida water facility to alter sodium hydroxide level, police say
Sean Lyngaas / Cyberscoop / Feb. 8, 2021
Barcode scanner in Google Play Store became malware after years of popularity, researchers say
Joe Warminsky / CyberScoop / Feb. 8, 2021
Researchers find financial ties between notorious ransomware gangs
Shannon Vavra / CyberScoop / Feb. 8, 2021
Become an expert in ethical hacking with at-home training for under $45
The Hill / Feb. 4, 2021
Bloomberg-backed data firm Hawkfish shutting down
Tal Alexrod / The Hill / Feb. 5, 2021
Markey urges bipartisanship in push to update broadband plan
Rebecca Klar / The Hill / Feb. 8, 2021
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
New Zealand exchange Cyberattack also hit more than 100 firms
Yalman Onaran / Bloomberg / Feb. 8, 2021
Banks accused of letting down online fraud victims
Anna Tims / The Guardian / feb. 7, 2021
Researchers find more victims of one of Iran’s oldest hacking groups
Tonya Riley / The Washington Post / Feb. 8, 2021
Two Iranian hacking groups appear to be actively snooping on critics around the globe
Tim Starks / CyberScoop / Feb. 8, 2021
Chinese users flock to U.S. chat app Clubhouse, evading censors
Cate Cadell and Pei Li / Reuters / Feb. 6, 2021
Experian says investigating if involved in Brazil data breach
Reuters / Feb. 7, 2021
Disinformation / Misinformation
AP-NORC poll: Few in US say democracy is working very well
Steve Sloan and Thomas Beaumont / The Associated Press / Feb. 8, 2021
Uproar over Dominion voting machines in one Ohio county shows Trump’s falsehoods linger
Hannah Knowles / The Washington Post / Feb. 8, 2021
Pushing QAnon and stole election lies, Flynn re-emerges
Matthew Rosenberg / The New York Times / Feb. 6, 2021
The MyPillow Guy’s fever dream
James Poniewozik / The New York Times / Feb. 5, 2021
Three false claims about the election made in Mike Lindell’s new film
Kellen Browning and Tiffany Hsu / The New York Times / Feb. 5, 2021
Lawsuits take the lead in fight against disinformation
Michael Grynbaum / Thew New York Times / Feb. 6, 2021
Fox News Media cancels Lou Dobbs’s show
Tal Axelrod / The Hill / Feb. 5, 2021
DCCC releases Spanish-language ads hitting GOP on QAnon
Jonathan Easley / The Hill / Feb. 8, 2021
Twitter permanently suspends Gateway Pundit founder’s account
Celine Castronuovo / The Hill / Feb. 6, 2021
The Technology 202: Facebook is still freezing all its political donations. Eventually, it may have to make a choice
Cat Zakrzewski / The Washington Post / Feb. 8, 2021
Facebook, Twitter outpaced by smaller platforms in fight against harmful content -agency
Sheila Dang / Reuters / Feb. 8, 2021
Facebook to Ban Groups, Instagrams sharing false vaccine info
Sarah Frier / Bloomberg / Feb. 8, 2021
Facebook says it plans to remove post with false vaccine claims
Mike Isaac / The New York Times / Feb. 8, 2021
Facebook says it will crack down on COVID vaccine misinformation
Margaret Harding McGill and Sara Fischer / Axios / Feb. 8, 2021
Fact check: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene did not say Jesus spoke English
Reuters / Feb. 8, 2021
Fact check: Kamala Harris did not say military would be used against Trump supporters
Reuters / Feb. 8, 2021
Death threats and hate force hedge funds to step up security
Anders Melin and Hema Parmar / Bloomberg / Feb. 5, 2021
Russian campaign promotes homegrown vaccine and undercuts rivals
Sheera Frenkel et al. / The New York Times / Feb. 5, 2021
Hundreds get Covid vaccine at East London mosque’s pop-up clinic
Harriet Sherwood / The Guardian / Feb. 7, 2021
UK’s enemies trying to ‘tear society apart’ via social media
The Guardian / Feb. 7, 2021
Tory council candidate deselected after antisemitic tweet to Jewish Labour MP
Josh Halliday / The Guardian / Feb. 8, 2021
Haiti’s President alleges coup conspiracy, says 20 arrested
Even Sanson / The Associated Press / Feb. 8, 2021
Elections During a Pandemic
Democrat Brindisi concedes to Tenney in contested race for New York House seat
Justine Coleman / The Hill / Feb. 8, 2021
No more playing nice: 5 highlights from the Mayor’s race
Emma Fitzsimmons et al. / The New York Times / Feb. 8, 2021
Fight over voting rules revs up in Georgia
Cameron McWhirter and Jon Kamp / The Wall Street Journal / Feb. 8, 2021
John Fetterman launches Senate bid in Pennsylvania
Holly Otterbein / POLITICO / Feb. 8, 2021
Texas Republican congressman Ron Wright dies after Covid diagnosis
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian / Feb. 8, 2021
He’s the only governor up for reelection. The pandemic may haunt him.
Matt Friedman and Sam Sutton / POLITICO / Feb. 4, 2021
Republican Cox opens run for governor with ad hitting rival
The Washington Post / Feb. 8, 2021
Republican Senator Shelby says he won’t seek re-election
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg / Feb. 8, 2021
Mo Brooks expresses interest in running for Shelby’s Senate seat
Juliegrace Brufke and Scott Wong / The Hill / Feb. 8, 2021
Defiant Cheney says she won’t quit after Wyoming GOP’s censure
Jarrell Dillard and Laura Davison / Bloomberg / Feb. 7, 2021
Microsoft ends donations to lawmakers who refused to certify election
Ashley Gold / Axios / Feb. 5, 2021
It’s only fair to delay local elections
The Guardian / Feb. 8, 2021
Candidates in Kosovo election call for alliance against corruption
Patrick Wintour / The Guardian / Feb. 8, 2021