Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
USC in the News
What will normal look like? Masks, remote work here to stay for many post-COVID
Brian Myszkowski / Pocono Record / Mar. 16, 2021
Elections cybersecurity (from a legislative perspective)
National Conference of State Legislators / Mar. 2021
Election Cybersecurity
Russia, Iran acted to influence 2020 presidential election, report says
Dustin Volz and Warren P. Strobel / The Wall Street Journal / Mar. 17, 2021
Russian interference in 2020 included influencing Trump associates, report says
Julian E. Barnes / The New York Times / Mar. 16, 2021
U.S. intelligence: Putin authorized influence operations to hurt Biden’s candidacy
Zachary Basu / Axios / Mar. 16, 2021
Putin likely directed 2020 U.S. election meddling, U.S. intelligence finds
Christopher Bing et al. / Reuters / Mar. 16, 2021
U.S. expected to sanction Russia over alleged election meddling -CNN
Eric Beech and Jan Wolfe / Reuters / Mar. 16, 2021
The intelligence on Russia was clear. It was not always presented that way.
Julian E. Barnes / The New York Times / Mar. 17, 2021
Russia calls U.S. allegations over Putin-directed election meddling ‘baseless’
Alexander Marrow / Reuters / Mar. 16, 2021
Foreign operatives were active in 2020 but did not alter vote, US officials say
Sean Lyngaas / CyberScoop / Mar. 16, 2021
The Cybersecurity 202: Foreign actors didn’t successfully interfere in 2020. Here’s how to make sure they don’t in 2024
Tonya Riley / The Washington Post / Mar. 17, 2021
Cybersecurity / Technology
The Cybersecurity 202: Senate panel delves into SolarWinds hack
Karoun Demirjian / The Washington Post / Mar. 18, 2021
Officials urge Biden to appoint cyber leaders after SolarWinds, Microsoft hacks
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Mar. 17, 2021
NSA, Homeland security push service to mitigate cyber-attacks
Alyza Sebenius / Bloomberg / Mar. 18, 2021
China communication firms subpoenaed by U.S. in security review
Eric Martin and Jenny Leonard / Bloomberg / Mar. 17, 2021
Facebook rolls out physical keys to guard against hacking mobile accounts
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Mar. 18, 2021
Major tech supplier resumes selling Verkada cameras
William Turton / Bloomberg / Mar. 16, 2021
High-schooler and her mother hacked school records to steal homecoming queen election, police say
Jaclyn Peiser / The Washington Post / Mar. 16, 2021
Teen who hacked Joe Biden and Bill Gates’ Twitter accounts sentenced to three years in prison
Kari Paul / The Guardian / Mar. 16, 2021
Twitter hacker pleads guilty in Florida court
Kate Conger / The New York Times / Mar. 16, 2021
Mastermind behind Twitter cryptocurrency hack sentenced to three years
Jacob Knutson / Axios / Mar. 16, 2021
Carmakers strive to stay ahead of hackers
Eric A. Taub / The New York Times / Mar. 18, 2021
What we learned about clearview AI and its secret ‘co-founder’
Kashmir Hill / The New York Times / Mar. 18, 2021
What happens when our faces are tracked everywhere we go?
Kashmir Hill / The New York Times / Mar. 18, 2021
More than $4 billion in cybercrime losses reported to FBI in 2020
Jeff Stone / CyberScoop / Mar. 17, 2021
Latest ABMS tests break new barriers on AI and edge cloud capabilities
Jackson Barnett / FedScoop / Mar. 18, 2021
HHS gets new acting chief data officer
Dave Nyczepir / FedScoop / Mar. 18, 2021
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
Finland IDs hackers linked to parliament spying attack
Jari Tanner / The Associated Press / Mar. 18, 2021
Finland implicates China-linked APT31 in parliament hack
Sean Lyngaas / CyberScoop / Mar. 18, 2021
Ukraine accuses Russian hackers of new cyber attack
Pavel Polityuk / Reuters / Mar. 16, 2021
Microsoft hack fallout substantial for Dutch servers, watchdog says
Stephanie van den Berg / Reuters / Mar. 16, 2021
Artificial intelligence, chatbots threaten call-center industry, human operators
Bruce Einhorn et al. / Bloomberg / Mar. 17, 2021
Disinformation / Misinformation
The Technology 202: Blumenthal slams Facebook and Twitter as ‘worn-out’ after anti-vaxxers targeted pregnant women on social media
Cat Zakrzewski / The Washington Post / Mar. 16, 2021
Google blocked nearly 100 million misleading coronavirus ads in 2020
Chris Mills Rodrigo / The Hill / Mar. 17, 2021
Anti-Asian attacks rise along with online vitriol
Drew Harwell et al. / The Washington Post / Mar. 17, 2021
Report: ‘Haphazard’ social media policy updates ‘falling short’ against disinformation
Rebecca Klar / The Hill / Mar. 17, 2021
Facebook to reduce recommendations, warn users about groups that violated platform standards
Rebecca Klar / The Hill / Mar. 17, 2021
Advocates press Facebook to combat Spanish-language disinformation
Rebecca Klar / The Hill / Mar. 16, 2021
Facebook unveils new penalties on its groups in wake of Capitol riot
Jeff Horwitz / The Wall Street Journal / Mar. 17, 2021
Facebook starts to remove recommendations for political and social groups globally
Elizabeth Culliford / Reuters / Mar. 17, 2021
Fact Check-Trump’s signature will not appear on new stimulus checks
Reuters / Mar. 16, 2021
Fact Check-Biden’s March 11 address was not pre-recorded
Reuters / Mar. 16, 2021
Elections During a Pandemic
New storage hopes to make voting equipment more secure in Knox County
Gary Brian / WTHI-TV 10 / Mar. 17, 2021
Baker signs bill extending mail-in voting until June 30
Chris Van Buskirk / Boston 25 News / Mar. 17, 2021
Kentucky moves to expand voting access in rare bipartisan push
Reid Wilson / The Hill / Mar. 17, 2021
Court invalidates Michigan rule on how to verify absentee ballot application signatures
Gus Burns / M Live / Mar. 16, 2021
Many Iowans are uncomfortable with a new voting restriction, poll finds
Giovanni Russonello / The New York Times / Mar. 17, 2021
Election workers begin city’s first-ever count of ranked-choice voting ballots
Emily Ngo / Spectrum News 1 / Mar. 16, 2021
Voter outreach led to big drop in rejected mail ballots
Christina Cassidy / The Associated Press / Mar. 16, 2021
Eyeing 2022 elections, Republicans jockey for Trump’s blessing
Nathan Layne et al. / Reuters / Mar. 18, 2021
As 4th election looms, some ask: is Israel’s democracy broken?
Patrick Kingsley / The New York Times / Mar. 17, 2021