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Election Cybersecurity
Officials have mixed response to auditors’ proposals
Casey Mcdermott / Concord Monitor / Sept. 22, 2021
Cybersecurity / Technology
America is being held for ransom. It needs to fight back.
Dmitri Alperovitch / The New York Times / Sept, 20, 2021
Arctic Wolf global survey reveals lack of confidence in cybersecurity defenses and government action
Ian McShane / Arctic Wolf / Sept. 22, 2021
Russian hackers target Iowa grain co-op in $5.9 million ransomware attack
Jacob Bogage and Laura Reiley / The Washington Post / Sept. 21, 2021
CISA, FBI, NSA warn of increased attacks involving Conti ransomware
Tonya Riley / CyberScoop / Sept. 22, 2021
FBI withheld decryption key for Kaseya ransomware attack for three weeks: Report
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Sept. 21, 2021
Phone scammers use COVID-19 vaccine appointments to try tricking victims into downloading malware
Jeff Stone / CyberScoop / Sept. 23, 2021
After Biden warning, hackers define ‘critical’ as they see fit
William Turton / Bloomberg / Sept. 20, 2021
Huge hack reveals embarrassing details of who’s behind Proud Boys and other far-right websites
Drew Harwell et al. / The Washington Post / Sept. 21, 2021
Facebook says it has spent $13 billion on safety, security
Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg / Sept. 19, 2021
Facebook oversight board reviewing ‘XCheck’ system for VIPs
The Associated Press / Sept. 22, 2021
Tech giants quietly buy up dozens of companies a year. Regulators are finally noticing.
Gerrit De Vynck and Cat Zakrzewski / The Washington Post / Sept. 20, 2021
When you ‘Ask app not to track,’ some iPhone apps keep snooping anyway
Geoffrey A. Fowler and Tatum Hunter / The Washington Post / Sept. 23, 2021
Tracking stolen crypto is a booming business: How blockchain sleuths recover digital loot
Dalvin Brown / The Washington Post / Sept. 22, 2021
Treasury sanctions cryptocurrency platform for working with ransomware payments
Tonya Riley / CyberScoop / Sept. 21, 2021
Gun, badge, app: NYPD uses tech to tackle community concerns
Michael R. Sisak / The Associated Press / Sept. 22, 2021
US govt to probe Zoom’s $14.7B Five9 deal for natsec risks
The Associated Press / Sept. 21, 2021
White House blacklists Russian ransomware payment ‘enabler’
Eric Tucker and Frank Bajak / The Associated Press / Sept. 21, 2021
Google worker unrest rises after removal of Russia voting app
Ryan Gallagher and Mark Bergen / Bloomberg / Sept. 21, 2021
Republican lawmakers raise security, privacy concerns over Huawei cloud services
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Sept. 22, 2021
Scoop: U.S. government buying risky Chinese drones
Lachlan Markay / Axios / Sept. 22, 2021
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
Espionage group targeted hotels, governments, seized on Microsoft Exchange vulnerability
Tim Starks / CyberScoop / Sept. 23, 2021
Report: Suspected Chinese hack targets Indian media, gov’t
David Rising / The Associated Press / Sept. 22, 2021
An experiment to stop online abuse falls short in Germany
Adam Satariano / The New York Times / Sept. 23, 2021
New study finds internet freedom is rapidly declining worldwide
Jenna Romaine / The Hill / Sept. 22, 2021
UK government group that is relocating Afghan interpreters exposed their sensitive email addresses
Jeff Stone / CyberScoop / Sept. 22, 2021
Xiaomi says its devices do not censor users following Lithuania report
Andrius Sytas / Reuters / Sept. 22, 2021
EU moves to require single charging method for all phones
Jacob Knutson / Axios / Sept. 23, 2021
China’s Ant Group to share credit data with central bank
The Associated Press / Sept 23, 2021
Disinformation / Misinformation
Special Report: Backers of Trump’s false fraud claims seek to control next elections
Tim Reid et al. / Reuters / Sept. 22, 2021
Trump campaign knew lawyers’ voting machine claims were baseless, memo shows
Alan Feuer / The New York Times / Sept. 21, 2021
No more apologies: Inside Facebook’s push to defend its image
Ryan Mac and Sheera Frenkel / The New York Times / Sept. 21, 2021
Tech trade groups sue Texas over social media law
Rebecca Klar / The Hill / Sept, 22, 2021
Vegas-area board: Virus falsehoods are public health crisis
Ken Ritter / The Associated Press / Sept. 22, 2021
Wikipedia’s next leader on preventing misinformation: ‘Neutrality requires understanding.’
Davey Alba / The New York Times / Sept. 23, 2021
German officials fear anti-mask radicalization after killing
Frank Jordans / The Associated Press / Sept. 21, 2021
Elections During and After the Pandemic
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold wanted private security due to threats. One state board said no
Saja Hindi / The Denver Post / Sept. 22, 2021
Noon Wednesday: Clerks and voters weigh in on 2020 Election
Marisa Wojcik / PBS Wisconsin / Sept. 22, 2021
Arizona’s criticized election review nears end, but copycats are just getting started
Michael Wines / The New York Times / Sept. 23, 2021
Arizona official resigning after secret recording released
Jonathan J. Cooper And Bob Christie / The Associated Press / Sept. 22, 2021
Lawsuits claiming 2020 ballots were manipulated come to WA
The Associated Press / Sept. 21, 2021
Luzerne County receives clearance to continue using its electronic voting system Nov. 2
Jennifer Learn-Andes / Times Leader / Sept. 22, 2021
Wisconsin high court to hear GOP-backed redistricting case
Scott Bauer / The Associated Press / Sept. 22, 2021
Unions sue over law ending same-day voter registration
Iris Samuels / The Associated Press / Sept. 22, 2021
Leon County Supervisor of Elections warns voters of unofficial voter registration mailings
WTXL / Sept. 22, 2021
Iowa’s Secretary of State mailing postcards to help residents register to vote
Justin Kies / WOWT / Sept. 22, 2021
Local officials oppose push for partisan municipal elections
Geoff Folsom / emissourian / Sept. 22, 2021
Glitch reveals ballot choices of N.Y.C. voters, including mayor’s son
Dana Rubinstein / The New York Times / Sept. 20, 2021
Trump demands Abbott back election audit in Texas
Tal Axelrod / The Hill / Sept. 23, 2021
Getting Answers: Why residents were turned away at Holyoke’s primary polls
Leon Purvis and Olivia Hickey / Western Mass News / Sept. 22, 2021
‘The Rundown’: Election audit confusion in Utah County
Bryan Schott / The Salt Lake Tribune / Sept. 22, 2021
Are voter ID requirements racist? Utah Sen. Mike Lee doesn’t think so
Dennis Romboy / Deseret News / Sept. 22, 2021
Williamsburg wins innovation award for drive-thru voting system
Molly Feser / WY Daily / Sept. 22, 2021
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney calling on city’s electoral board to ‘take swift action’ on delayed opening of early voting locations
Keyris Manzanares and Sabrina Shutters / WRIC / Sept. 22, 2021
‘Guardians of Democracy’ bristle under questioning, citing pace of NY Election reforms
Brigid Bergin / Gothamist / Sept. 22, 2021
Voters want to curb the influence of big tech companies, new poll shows
John D. McKinnon / The Wall Street Journal / Sept. 23, 2021
Biden allies push for protections for Latino, Asian voters
Sabrina Rodriguez / POLITICO / Sept. 22, 2021
Advocates to spend $5.8 million in push for Democrats’ voting bill compromise
Jane C. Timm / NBC News / Sept. 23, 2021
Kremlin critics to contest online voting in Duma election
Daria Litvinova / The Associated Press / Sept. 23, 2021
Russia says crackdown on opposition may ramp up following election
Lexi Lonas / The Hill / Sept. 22, 2021
Candidates turn to town halls in final week: Japan Election
Jon Herskovitz / Bloomberg / Sept. 22, 2021
Merkel gives home-stretch boost to Laschet’s slumping campaign
Arne Delfs / Bloomberg / Sept. 21, 2021
Germany’s far right is nowhere in the election. But it’s ‘here to stay.’
Katrin Bennhold / The New York Times / Sept. 22, 2021
Floods, books & kids: Highlights of German election campaign
Frank Jordans / The Associated Press / Sept. 23, 2021
Macron’s last budget before election lacks key plans for economy
William Horobin / Bloomberg / Sept. 22, 2021
Banker-turned-President vows to raise taxes on Ecuador’s wealthy
Stephan Kueffner / Bloomberg / Sept. 22, 2021
Argentina made $1.9 billion IMF payment amid election fallout
Patrick Gillespie / Bloomberg / Sept. 22, 202
In Argentina, a political alliance of convenience comes undone
Daniel Politi and Ernesto Londoño / The New York Times / Sept. 22, 2021
Climate change tops agenda as Iceland heads to elections
Egill Bjarnason / The Associated Press / Sept. 23, 2021
Key Libya commander suspends duties ahead of December vote
Samy Magdy / The Associated Press / Sept. 22, 2021
Edited by Jung-hwa Kang, Compiled by Carina Robles and Jillian Kwong