Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
The Experts Corner
Iran steps up its online disinformation — and the Justice Department responds
Marie Harf / USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative / Jul. 7, 2021
Election Cybersecurity
County commission approves new voting technology
Trent Abrego / Aberdeen News / Jul. 7, 2021
New laws let Americans with disabilities vote online. They’ve also resurrected the debate about voting access vs. election security.
Kaleigh Rogers / FiveThirtyEight / Jul. 7, 2021
Attempted hack of R.N.C. and Russian ransomware attack test Biden
Nicole Perlroth and David E. Sanger / The New York Times / Jul. 6, 2021
RNC says Russian-linked hackers breached one of its contractors
Oriana Gonzalez / Axios / Jul. 6, 2021
Cybersecurity / Technology
Pressure grows on Biden to curb ransomware attacks
Ellen Nakashima / The Washington Post / Jul. 7, 2021
How REvil evolved into a ransomware collective capable of extorting Kaseya, JBS
Tim Starks / CyberScoop / Jul. 8, 2021
The Cybersecurity 202: The Kaseya attack is a revolution in sophistication for ransomware hackers
Joseph Marks / The Washington Post / Jul. 8, 2021
Cybersecurity researchers say they warned Kaseya of flaw in April
Joseph Choi / The Hill / Jul. 7, 2021
Letting businesses ‘hack back’ against hackers is a terrible idea, cyber veterans say
James Rundle / The Wall Street Journal / Jul. 8, 2021
Cyber Command lawyer calls for military operations against hackers
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill / Jul. 8, 2021
Pentagon cancels $10 billion cloud contract awarded to Microsoft
Yacob Reyes / Axios / Jul. 6, 2021
Microsoft urges users to update PCs in security warning
Celine Castronuovo / The Hill / Jul. 7, 2021
Faces are the next target for fraudsters
Parmy Olson / The Wall Street Journal / Jul. 7, 2021
36 states, D.C. sue Google for alleged antitrust violations in its Android app store
Leah Nylen / POLITICO / Jul. 7, 2021
25 bogus Google Play store apps promised to mine cryptocurrency for a fee, scamming wannabe investors
Tonya Riley / CyberScoop / Jul. 7, 2021
Pro-Trump social media app briefly hacked hours after launch
Joseph Choi / The Hill / Jul. 5, 2021
Morgan Stanley discloses breach of some stock-plan customer data
Jordan Robertson / Bloomberg / Jul. 8, 2021
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
China’s big tech crackdown
Axios / Jul. 7, 201
China cracks down on its own tech companies
Dan Primack / Axios / Jul. 6, 2021
China’s cyber watchdog to police Chinese overseas listings
Lingling Wei / The Wall Street Journal / Jul. 8, 2021
Hackers zero in on Tokyo Olympics
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Jul. 4, 2021
Researchers uncover effort by Chinese-speaking hackers to target Afghan government
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Jul. 1, 2021
Disinformation / Misinformation
Trump files suit against Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
Jill Colvin and Matt O’Brien / The Associated Press / Jul. 7, 2021
How Trump’s own Supreme Court justice undercut his Facebook lawsuit
Aaron Blake / The Washington Post / Jul. 8, 2021
YouTube algorithm keeps recommending ‘regrettable’ videos
Chris Mills Rodrigo / The Hill / Jul. 7, 2021\
Why New York’s election debacle is likely to fuel conspiracy theories
Maggie Astor / The New York Times / Jul. 6, 2021
Giuliani’s DC law license suspended until NY case resolved
The Associated Press / Jul. 8, 2021
Belarus government blocks media outlet, detains reporters
Yuras Karmanau / The Associated Press / Jul. 8, 2021
Elections During and After the Pandemic
New York’s ‘head-swirling’ mistake puts harsh spotlight on ranked-choice voting
Maya King and Zach Montellaro / POLITICO / Jul. 6, 2021
Eric Adams wins NYC mayoral primary, capping 2 weeks of waiting
Fola Akinnibi et al. / Bloomberg / Jul. 7, 2021
Alaska governor recall lacks signatures nearly 2 years in
Becky Bohrer / The Associated Press / Jul. 7, 2021
Clock’s ticking for California recall candidates trying to oust Newsom
Jeremy B. White / POLITICO / Jul. 6, 2021
Allen West running for governor of Texas
David Cohen / POLITICO / Jul. 4, 2021
Texas GOP begins hurried second try at thwarted voting laws
Paul J. Weber and Acacia Coronado / The Associated Press / Jul. 7, 2021
Arizona cites high court win to back another voting restriction
Erik Larson / Bloomberg / Jul. 8, 2021
Texas GOP begins hurried second try at thwarted voting laws
Paul J. Weber and Acacia Coronado / The Associated Press / Jul. 7, 2021
Trump ally launches election audit plan in Pennsylvania
Marc Levy and Mark Scolforo / The Associated Press / Jul. 7, 2021
Slovakia’s top court dismisses referendum on early election
The Associated Press / Jul. 7, 2021
German court delays far-right party ruling, citing election
The Associated Press / Jul. 8, 2021
Key party in Malaysia ruling alliance pulls support for PM
Eileen Ng / The Associated Press / Jul. 7, 2021
Rich Yank money out of Peru and brace for left-wing government
Maria Cervantes and Maria Elena Vizcaino / Bloomberg / Jul. 7, 2021
India’s Modi drops 12 Cabinet ministers in massive reshuffle
Ashok Sharma / The Associated Press / Jul. 7, 2021
Sweden’s Lofven wins parliament backing to form new cabinet
Niclas Rolander / Bloomberg / Jul. 7, 2021