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Election Cybersecurity
Doña Ana County Clerk begins testing and certifying voting machines ahead of Nov. 2 elections
Algernon D’Ammassa / Las Cruces Sun-News / Sept. 29, 2021
Anchorage clerk claims mayor’s staff meddles in election
The Associated Press / Anchorage clerk claims mayor’s staff meddles in electionSept. 29, 2021
Secretary of State stops in Montrose, confirms election security case in Mesa County is now in litigation
Cassie Knust / Montrose Press / Sept. 29, 2021
The push for internet voting continues, mostly thanks to one guy
Miles Parks / NPR / Sept. 30, 2021
Communists sue, say online voting in Moscow was rigged
The Associated Press / Daria Litvinova / Sept. 29, 2021
Cybersecurity expert: a series of attacks against primaries was carried out
Júlia Tar / Hungary Today / Sept. 28, 2021
Cybersecurity / Technology
How America can reliably resist ransomware
NPR 1A / Sept. 27, 2021
**This article includes Maurice Turner, Election Security Analyst, USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative
Congress questions FBI’s tight-lipped ransomware tactics
Shannon Vavra / The Daily Beast / Sept. 25, 2021
NSA, CISA share guidelines for securing VPNs as hacking groups keep busy
Tim Starks / CyberScoop / Sept. 28, 2021
House approves legislation to protect K-12 schools against cyberattacks
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Sept. 30, 2021
Data breach of website with far-right ties affects Mainers
The Associated Press / Sept. 28, 2021
Ohioans can soon ask the state to reimburse unemployment funds taken by scammers
Jeremy Pelzer / Cleveland.com / Sept. 29, 2021
A hospital hit by hackers, a baby in distress: the case of the first alleged ransomware death
Kevin Poulsen / The Wall Street Journal / Sept. 30, 2021
Cybercrime is hitting communities of color at higher rates, study finds
Tonya Riley / CyberScoop / Sept. 27, 2021
Industry wants to rein in new hack reporting mandates
Joseph Marks / The Washington Post / Sept. 28, 2021
Lawmakers look to include cyber incident reporting measure in annual defense spending bill
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Sept. 28, 2021
Amazon, Microsoft, Google OK cloud principles
Ina Fried / Axios / Sept. 30, 2021
TikTok hits 1 billion users
Sara Fischer / Axios / Sept. 28, 2021
Transatlantic data flows: moving data with confidence
U.S. Chamber of Commerce / Sept. 20, 2021
Car companies buckle up for extended chip shortage
Mike Colias / The Wall Street Journal / Sept. 30, 2021
‘Stalkerware’ apps are proliferating. Protect yourself.
Brian X. Chen / The New York Times / Sept. 29, 2021
Military units track guns using tech that could aid foes
James LaPorta et al. / The Associated Press / Sept. 30, 2021
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
Newly-formed international alliances vow to improve cybersecurity, in moves China sees as affront
Tim Starks / CyberScoop / Sept. 27, 2021
Russia threatens to block YouTube after German channels are deleted over coronavirus misinformation
Rachel Pannett / The Washington Post / Sept. 29, 2021
Ransomware gangs are starting more drama on cybercrime forums, upending ‘honor among thieves’ conventions
Tonya Riley / CyberScoop / Sept. 29, 2021
Russia detains cybersecurity ceo in treason case
Ann M. Simmons / Wall Street Journal / Sept. 29, 2021
Convicted scammer who had starring role in dispute between Russia, Israel unexpectedly deported
Jeff Stone / CyberScoop / Sept. 28, 2021
Facebook could face hefty fine in Russia over banned content, says regulator
Gleb Stolyarov and Alexander Marrow / Reuters / Sept. 30, 2021
Concern is growing in Turkey over President Erdogan’s push to restrict social media
Peter Kenyon / NPR All Things Considered / Sept. 28, 2021
‘The Big Delete:’ Inside Facebook’s crackdown in Germany
David Klepper / The Associated Press / Sept. 28, 2021
Uber temporarily suspends Brussels service in first for Europe
Marine Strauss / Reuters / Sept. 30, 2021
New Zealand exploring possibility of issuing a digital currency
Matthew Brockett / Bloomberg / Sept. 29, 2021
Hong Kong passes tougher anti-doxxing bill that spooked big tech
Kari Soo Lindberg / Bloomberg / Sept. 29, 2021
China drafts new data measures, defines “core data”
Josh Horwitz / Reuters / Sept. 30, 2021
Disinformation / Misinformation
Democracy is at risk, but both parties can do something to protect it
Gerald F. Seib / The Wall Street Journal / Sept. 27, 2021
Misinformation has pushed American democracy to the brink, former CISA chief says
Bree Fowler / CNET / Sept. 27, 2021
CISA to maintain ‘rumor control’ site to counter false claims in future elections
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Sept. 29, 2021
‘The Big Lie’ spurs Bonner County vote recount
Annisa Keith / Bonner County Daily Bee / Sept. 30, 2021
YouTube is banning prominent anti-vaccine activists and blocking all anti-vaccine content
Gerrit De Vynck / The Washington Post / Sept. 29, 2021
Misinformation leads to animosity toward health care workers
Rebecca Boone / The Associated Press / Sept. 29, 2021
Teachers grapple with combating misinformation in age of pandemic
Daniella Silva / NBC News / Sept. 29, 2021
How to disrupt America’s history of rebranding misinformation as ‘science’ (Opinion)
Nicole Hemmer / CNN / Sept. 28, 2021
Politicians could exploit Twitter’s new safety tools to silence critics, legal experts warn
Cristiano Lima / The Washington Post / Sept. 27, 2021
5 conspiracy theories that remain unproven, despite what you might have heard
Philip Bump / The Washington Post / Sep. 27, 2021
Conservative online trolls target Chuck Grassley
Linh Ta / Axios / Sept. 27, 2021
How Covid misinformation created a run on animal medicine
Erin Woo / The New York Times / Sept. 28, 2021
NBA struggles with vocal vaccine holdouts
Karl Evers-Hillstrom and Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill / Sept. 29, 2021
‘A casualty of the pandemic’: Utah health leaders say COVID-19 politics have damaged public’s trust in them
Bethany Rodgers and Andrew Becker / The Salt Lake Tribune / Sept. 27, 2021
Multi-level marketing companies and the disinformation they sell
Jess Yarmosky and Meghna Chakrabarti / WBUR / Sept. 30, 2021
Robert Gates: How civics education became a national security issue
Juan Perez Jr. / POLITICO / Sept. 29, 2021
Facebook is grilled by senators over its effect on children
Cecilia Kang / The New York Times / Sept. 30, 2021
After arrests and setbacks, far-right Proud Boys press new ambitions
Odette Yousef / NPR Morning Edition / Sept. 29, 2021
Elections During and After the Pandemic
The endless audit: Where Republicans go next after Arizona’s ballot review confirmed Biden’s win
David Weigel / The Washington Post / Sept. 28, 2021
Arizona attorney general continues election investigation after audit flop
Reid Wilson / The Hill / Sept. 28, 2021
Fulton County DA continues investigation into allegations of election interference by Trump
FOX 5 Atlanta / Sept. 29, 2021
California will now mail ballots to voters in all elections, in permanent extension of pandemic-era practice
Felicia Sonmez / The Washington Post / Sept. 27, 2021
New early voting rules, poll worker shortage pose huge challenge for N.J. election officials
Josh Solomon / NJ.com / Sept. 29, 2021
Judge tells former candidate he needs ‘serious legal firepower’ before challenging Mobile results
John Sharp / AL.com / Sept. 29, 2021
Missouri Supreme Court to decide if process for voter referendums is constitutional
Galen Bacharler / Springfield News-Leader / Sept. 29, 2021
Floyd County commissioners debate performance review for elections board, briefed on new Georgia elections law
Olivia Morley / Rome News-Tribune / Sept. 29, 2021
Hand recount measure fails Palmer Council ahead of election
Tim Rockey / Frontiersman / Sept. 30, 2021
Vote center plan moves forward
Kevin Green / Greenburg Daily News / Sept. 29, 2021
Third redistricting lawsuit: Ohio Statehouse maps dilute Black, Muslim votes
Jessie Balmert / The Columbus Dispatch / Sept. 27, 2021
Split Minnesota communities plead to become whole in new redistricting maps
Briana Bierschbach / Start Tribune / Sept. 27, 2021
First proposed Georgia congressional map could help GOP pick up a seat
Tia Mitchell and Mark Niesse / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution / Sept. 27, 2021
Panel creates subdistricts for 2 North Dakota reservations
James MacPherson / The Associated Press / Sept. 28, 2021
NC governor blocks GOP attempt to transfer powers from executive branch to legislature
Lucille Sherman / The News & Observer / Sept. 27, 2021
Thousands of convicted felons in South Alabama can get their voting rights restored
Justin Moore / WPMI / Sept. 29, 2021
Lawsuits challenge new voting laws in Texas, Georgia, other states
Laura Kusisto / The Wall Street Journal / Sept. 29, 2021
Nearly a dozen states enacted laws this year that could subvert the results of future elections, analysis finds
Fredreka Schouten / CNN / Sept. 29, 2021
Democrats unveil $5M voter registration campaign
Tal Axelrod / The Hill / Sept. 29, 2021
They voted for Trump and then for Biden. Here’s what these swing voters think now
Don Gonyea / NPR / Sept. 30, 2021
Berlin vote count questioned over election day glitches
The Associated Press / Sept. 30, 2021
Do Germany’s election results signal a left turn for Europe?
Marc Santora and Melissa Eddy / The New York Times / Sept. 29, 2021
The AP Interview: Haiti PM plans to hold elections next year
Danica Coto et al. / The Associated Press / Sept. 28, 2021
Haiti election postponed after prime minister dismisses election council
Rafael Bernal / The Hill / Sept. 28, 2021
Japan faces big problems. its next leader offers few bold solutions.
Motoko Rich / The New York Times / Sept. 29, 2021
Iraq’s top Shiite cleric calls for high voter turnout
The Associated Press / Sept. 29, 2021
Dutch political leaders meet amid stalled coalition talks
The Associated Press / Sept. 29, 2021
Guinea’s junta releases transition charter toward elections
Boubacar Diallo and Carley Petesch / The Associated Press / Sept. 28, 2021
Edited by Jung-hwa Kang, Compiled by Carina Robles and Jillian Kwong