Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
The Experts Corner
What have we learned about the battle for truth on the internet?
Marie Harf / USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative / Jun. 2, 2021
Election Cybersecurity
The D.N.C. didn’t get hacked in 2020. Here’s why.
Nicole Perlroth / The New York Times / May 29, 2021
Cybersecurity / Technology
Major meat producer JBS USA hit by cyberattack
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Jun. 1, 2021
Ransomware attack on meat processor shows how hackers wreak real-world havoc
David Uberti / The Wall Street Journal / Jun. 1, 2021
White House: Ransomware attack on meat processing company ‘likely’ from Russia
Ben Leonard / POLITICO / Jun. 1, 2021
Hackers linked to SolarWinds return with phishing attack, Microsoft says
Robert McMillan / The Wall Street Journal / May 28, 2021
Russia appears to carry out hack through system used by U.S. aid agency
David E. Sanger and Nicole Perlroth / The New York Times / May 28, 2021
US says agencies largely fended off latest Russian hack
Frank Bajak and Eric Tucker / The Associated Press / May 28, 2021
The Cybersecurity 202: The Biden administration aims big on cybersecurity spending
Joseph Marks / The Washington Post / Jun. 1, 2021
The Cybersecurity 202: DHS nominees say they’ll prioritize cybersecurity
Aaron Schaffer / The Washington Post / May 28, 2021
A rural-urban broadband divide, but not the one you think of
Eduardo Porter / The New York Times / Jun. 1, 2021
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
Russian government hackers target civil society groups after compromising USAID email marketing account
Ellen Nakashima and Hamza Shaban / The Washington Post / May 28, 2021
Ex-US ambassador, anti-corruption activists in Ukraine were targets of suspected Russian phishing
Sean Lyngaas / CyberScoop / Jun. 1, 2021
Cybercrime forum advertises alleged database, source code from Russian firm that helped Parler
Tim Starks / CyberScoop / Jun. 1, 2021
Big EU lawsuit against Facebook morphs into 3-year ‘partnership’ with complainants
Pieter Haeck / POLITICO / May 28, 2021
Kenyan arrested in Qatar first targeted by phishing attack
Jon Gamrell / The Associated Press / May 30, 2021
Microsoft: SolarWinds hackers target 150 orgs with phishing
Frank Bajak / The Associated Press / May 28, 2021
Secret chats show how cybergang became a ransomware powerhouse
Andrew E. Kramer et al. / They New York Times / May 29, 2021
Disinformation / Misinformation
Most Americans think they can spot fake news. They can’t, study finds
Ryan Prior / CNN / May 31, 2021
The Technology 202: Online disinformation has changed. Now the DNC is updating its response unit.
Cat Zakrzewski / The Washington Post / May 21, 2021
The Technology 202: The left is building an army of volunteers to counter right-wing disinformation on social networks
Cat Zakrzewski / The Washington Post / Jun. 1, 2021
Lawyers for alleged Capitol rioters to blame election misinformation, conspiracy theories
Joseph Choi / The Hill / May 30, 2021
Dominion blames MyPillow’s Mike Lindell for election distrust and bizarre Arizona audit
Joe Walsh / Forbes / May 28, 2021
Facebook takes on superspreaders
Shira Ovide / The New York Times / May 28, 2021
Facebook says U.S. is the top target of disinformation campaigns
Sara Fischer / The Wall Street Journal / Jun. 1, 2021
Germany gets tough on Covid test centres after media expose fraud
Kate Connolly / The Guardian / May 31, 2021
Elections During and After the Pandemic
Montgomery council member Hans Riemer enters race for 2022 county executive
Rebecca Tan / The Washington Post / Jun. 1, 2021
UPDATED: Both houses pass election bill postponing 2022 primary to June
Raymon Troncoso / Capitol News Illinois/ / May 31, 2021
Texas Democrats abandon House floor, blocking passage of voting bill before final deadline
Alexa Ura / The Texas Tribune / May 30, 2021
Fairfax County adds 13 new early voting sites ahead of June 8 primary election in Virginia
Heather Graf / ABC 7 / May 29, 2021
Supermajority of West Virginia county clerks oppose federal changes to election laws
Steven Allen Adams / The Parkersburg / May 29, 2021
The election investigator hired by Vos wrote a police report that spawned partisan fight over voting rules in 2008
Patrick Marley and Molly Beck / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / May 28, 2021
After a campaign focused on crime, New Mexico voters decide on a House vacancy
David Weigel / The Washington Post / Jun. 1, 2021
Florida’s Nikki Fried jumps into 2022 race to challenge DeSantis
Bruce Ritchie / POLITICO / Jun. 1, 2021
Nevada OKs bill in try for 1st presidential nominating state
Michelle L. Price and Sam Metz / The Associated Press / May 31, 2021
States are passing a record number of voting restrictions
Reid Wilson / The Hill / Jun. 1, 2021
Fourteen states have enacted 22 new laws making it harder to vote
Janie Boschma / CNN / May 28, 2021
Senate will take up voting-rights legislation in June, Schumer says
Siobhan Hughes / The Wall Street Journal / May 28, 2021
Biden says Harris will lead democrats in pushing for voting rights bill in Congress.
Katie Rogers / The New York Times / Jun. 1, 2021
Trump found millions of new voters in 2020. Will they turn out for next year’s midterms?
Aaron Zitner / The Wall Street Journal / Jun. 1, 2021
Yes, Assad won reelection last week. But Syria’s elections serve another purpose.
Elizabeth Tsurkov / The Washington Post / Jun. 1, 2021
Chaos in African parliament after ‘I’ll kill you’ threat
Gerald Imray / The Associated Press / May 31, 2021
Iran central bank governor removed after run for president
The Associated Press / May 30, 2021
Albania parliament to vote on president’s impeachment June 9
Llazar Semini / The Associated Press / May 31, 2021
Israel’s Netanyahu fights to block opposition parties from taking power
Steve Hendrix and Shira Rubin / The Washington Post / May 31, 2021