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The Cybersecurity 202: Ransomware groups are going underground, which could make them harder to track
Tonya Riley / The Washington Post / May 17, 2021
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Election Cybersecurity
County may get new voting machines and official website
Robin Hart / The Advocate-Messenger / May 14, 2021
DuPage County seeks to upgrade outdated voting equipment: report
FOX 32 Digital Staff / FOX 32 Chicago / May 15, 2021
Election watchdog says no credible proof of Myanmar fraud
Grant Peck / The Associated Press / May 17, 2021
Cybersecurity / Technology
Biden revokes Trump-era order targeting shield for website operators
Rebecca Klar / The Hill / May 17, 2021
Colonial breach underscores concerns over paying hackers
Maggie Miller / The Hill / May 16, 2021
Colonial Pipeline resumes normal operations after ransomware hack
Jacob Knutson / Axios / May 15, 2021
Ransomware strikes AXA shortly after insurer announces it will stop covering extortion fees
Tim Starks / Cyber Scoop / May 17, 2021
The new digital extortion
Kim Hart / Axios / May 17, 2021
Continuous monitoring of critical infrastructure absent from cyber executive order
Dave Nyczepir / CyberScoop / May 17, 2021
Twitter mulling paid service called Twitter Blue, finds researcher
Alex Hern / The Guardian / May 17, 2021
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
Ireland confirms second cyber attack on health system
Swetha Gopinath and Peter Flanagan / Bloomberg / May 16, 2021
Irish Prime Minister says government won’t pay ransom after hack forces hospitals to alter services
Sean Lyngaas / CyberScoop / May 17, 2021
A desperate India falls prey to covid scammers
Hari Kumar and Jeffrey Gettleman / The New York Times / May 16, 2021
Russia partially halts punitive Twitter slowdown, warns other tech platforms
Alexander Marrow / Reuters / May 17, 2021
France embraces Google, Microsoft in quest to safeguard sensitive data
Mathieu Rosemain / Reuters / May 17, 2021
Facebook faces prospect of ‘devastating’ data transfer ban after Irish ruling
Douglas Busvine and Conor Humphries / Reuters /
Ethiopia restores access to social media sites, NetBlocks says
Paul Richardson / Bloomberg / May 17, 2021
NSW Labor warns members their data could end up online after hacker’s deadline passes
Josh Taylor / The Guardian / May 14, 2021
Toshiba subsidiary confirms ransomware attack, as reports suggest possible DarkSide involvement
Sean Lyngaas / CyberScoop / May 14, 2021
Disinformation / Misinformation
Arizona G.O.P. split on vote review: ‘we can’t indulge these insane lies’
Michael Wines / The New York Times / May 16, 2021
Voters have seen past presidents as illegitimate. This time is different.
Philip Bump / The Washington Post / May 17, 2021
Parler returns to the Apple App Store
Ashley Gold / Axios / May 17, 2021
Social app Parler is cracking down on hate speech — but only on iPhones
Kevin Randall / The Washington Post / May 17, 2021
The COVID lab-leak theory goes mainstream
Bryan Walsh / Axios / May 15, 2021
Vaccine-hesitant Americans cite inaccurate side effects
Caitlin Owens / Axios / May 17, 2021
Fake Covid vaccine and test certificate market is growing, researchers say
Jamie Grierson / The Guardian / May 16, 2021
Chinese businessman with links to Steve Bannon is driving force for a sprawling disinformation network, researchers say
Jeanne Whalen / The Washington Post / May 17, 2021
Elections During and After the Pandemic
Mitchell out as director of Bloomington Election Commission
Timothy Eggert / The Pantagraph / May 15, 2021
Judge orders full recount in DuPage County auditor race
Steve Zalusky / Daily Herald / May 16, 2021
NYC’s next mayor debate will be virtual, drawing candidates’ ire
Shelly Banjo and Henry Goldman / Bloomberg / May 17, 2021
Arizona Senate considers expanding audit of Maricopa County ballots to all races
Robert Anglen and Ryan Randazzo / Arizona Republic / May 14, 2021
Alaska Republican Party chair resigns, to move to Virginia
The Associated Press / May 17, 2021
McKissick defeats pro-Trump lawyer Lin Wood in South Carolina GOP race
Tal Axelrod / The Hill / May 15, 2021
California gubernatorial candidate under investigation for 1,000 lb. bear campaign mascot
Tal Axelrod / The Hill / May 14, 2021
Georgia’s GOP lt. governor won’t seek reelection amid election backlash
Max Greenwood / The Hill / May 17, 2021
Montana’s new voting laws violate Native Americans’ rights, a lawsuit argues.
Maggie Astor / The New York Times / May 17, 2021
47 percent of GOP prefers changing election laws to improving Republican message
Aaron Blake / The Washington Post / May 17, 2021
As GOP restricts voting, Democrats move to expand access
Anthony Izaguirre / The Associated Press / May 16, 2021
Trump signals he’s ready to get back in the game
Morgan Chalfant and Brett Samuels / The Hill / May 17, 2021
Leftist leads race for Zagreb mayor after Croatia local vote
The Associated Press / May 17, 2021
Ethiopia again delays national election amid deadly tensions
The Associated Press / May 15, 2021
Ex-Turkish presidential contender forms new political party
The Associated Press / May 17, 2021
Court clears way for Samoa to get its first woman leader
Nick Perry / The Associated Press / May 17, 2021
Peru presidential candidates virtually tied in Ipsos mock vote
Andrea Navarro / Bloomberg / May 16, 2021
Ecuador Congress chooses Indigenous party lawmaker as leader
Stephan Kueffner / Bloomberg / May 17, 2021
Chileans choose assembly to draft a new constitution
Eva Vergara and Patricia Luna / The Associated Press / May 15, 2021