Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
The Experts Corner
The debate about how to bring Julian Assange to justice continues
Marie Harf / USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative / Oct. 2, 2021
USC in the News
Nesi’s Notes: Oct. 2
Ted Nesi / WPRI / Oct. 2, 2021
**This article features USC Election Cybersecurity workshop on item 13
USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative Regional Workshop: CT MA ME NH RI VT
NENPA / Oct. 2021
Election Cybersecurity
Beaufort County hosts public test of voting equipment
Ariana Mount / WTGS / Oct. 1, 2021
Lansing city clerk opposes Secure MI Vote ballot drive
Michelle Jokisch Polo / WKAR Public Media / Oct. 1, 2021
Secretary of State expresses election security confidence during Shelbyville visit
Ross Flint / The Shelbyville News / Oct. 1, 2021
Montana Republican lawmakers want election security review
The Associated Press / Oct. 1, 2021
Cybersecurity / Technology
New emergency cyber regulations lay out ‘urgently needed’ rules for pipelines but draw mixed reviews
Aaron Schaffer and Ellen Nakashima / The Washington Post / Oct. 3, 2021
Ransomware attack might have caused another death
Joseph Marks / The Washington Post / Oct. 1, 2021
Biden administration to convene 30 countries to crack down on ransomware threat
Sean Lyngaas / CNN / Oct. 1, 2021
White House plans 30-country meeting on cyber crime and ransomware -official
Trevor Hunnicutt and Nandita Bose / Reuters / Oct. 1, 2021
Suit blames baby’s death on cyberattack at Alabama hospital
The Associated Press / Oct. 1, 2021
Coinbase says customers were hit earlier with phishing attack
Olga Kharif / Bloomberg / Oct. 1, 2021
Neiman Marcus alerts 4.6 million customers about May 2020 data breach
Jeff Stone / CyberScoop / Oct. 1, 2021
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram suffer worldwide outage
Frank Bajak and Barbara Ortutay / The Associated Press / Oct. 4, 2021
What the hack of Epik reveals about the world of far-right extremism
Odette Yousef / NPR All Things Considered / Oct. 1, 2021
Hackers posed as Amnesty International, promising anti-spyware tool that actually collects passwords
Tonya Riley / CyberScoop / Sept. 30, 2021
Pottawatomie County fixing systems after ransomware attack
The Associated Press / Oct. 1, 2021
Nebraska firm says ransomware knocks its websites offline
The Associated Press / Oct. 3, 2021
Facebook is weaker than we knew
Kevin Roose / The New York Times / Oct. 4, 2021
The FCC wants to force phone carriers to guard against SIM-swapping scams
Tonya Riley / CyberScoop / Sept. 30, 2021
Google pushes emergency update for Chrome zero-days, the latest in a hectic year for vulnerabilities
Tim Starks / CyberScoop / Oct. 1, 2021
Increase cyber resiliency with modern data backup and recovery solutions
CyberScoop / Sept. 30, 2021
Ozy Media, once a darling of investors, shuts down in a swift unraveling
Ben Smith and Katie Robertson / The New York Times / Oct. 1, 2021
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
Russian IT leader’s treason case shows cyber impasse with U.S.
Henry Meyer and Irina Reznik / Bloomberg / Oct. 2, 2021
Hungary: EU delegation raises questions about spyware use
Justin Spike / The Associated Press / Oct. 1, 2021
China tightens political control of internet giants
Joe McDonald and Zen Soo / The Associated Press / Oct. 3, 2021
Senators warn of Chinese technology threats ahead of international meeting
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Oct. 4, 2021
Africa internet riches plundered, contested by China broker
Alan Suderman / The Associated Press / Oct. 1, 2021
Nigeria’s president directs conditional end to Twitter ban
Chinedu Asadu / The Associated Press / Oct. 1, 2021
‘Pandora Papers’: Massive leak exposes offshore dealings of 35 world leaders
Monique Beals / The Hill / Oct. 3, 2021
Disinformation / Misinformation
False election claims undermine efforts to increase security
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Oct. 2, 2021
Whistleblower: Facebook is misleading the public on progress against hate speech, violence, misinformation
Scott Pelley / 60 Minutes / Oct. 4, 2021
Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen reveals herself as ‘whistleblower’ behind tens of thousands of leaked documents
Cat Zakrzewski and Cristiano Lima / The Washington Post / Oct. 3, 2021
Whistle-blower to accuse Facebook of contributing to Jan. 6 Riot, memo says
Mike Isaac / The New York Times / Oct. 2, 2021
“God’s will is being thwarted.” Even in solid Republican counties, hard-liners seek more partisan control of elections.
Jeremy Schwartz / The Texas Tribune and ProPublica / Oct. 1, 2021
Former Georgia Senate candidate says the seeds of the ‘big lie’ were sown ‘many years’ before Nov. 2020
The Hill / Oct. 4, 2021
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger decries ‘election disinformation’ at forum
Ariana Figueroa / KPVI / Oct. 2, 2021
Officers who pledge loyalty to Oath Keepers should be fired, Mayor says
Ali Watkins / The New York Times / Oct. 1, 2021
Trump asks federal judge to force Twitter to restore his account
Jacob Knutson / Axios / Oct. 2, 2021
Vaccine mandates are working. Anti-vaccine violence is worrying
Olivier Knox / The Washington Post / Oct. 1, 2021
Doctors grow frustrated over COVID-19 denial, misinformation
Heather Hollingsworth / The Associated Press / Oct. 4, 2021
Foundations aim to persuade Americans to get vaccinated
Haleluya Hadero / The Associated Press / Oct. 1, 2021
Newsy expands, bets on appetite for more news, less politics
David Bauder / The Associated Press / Oct. 4, 2021
South Korea shelves ‘fake news’ bill amid international outcry
Choe Sang-Hun / The New York Times / Oct. 1, 2021
Taliban: Twitter account claiming to be university chancellor was fake
Rebecca Falconer / Axios / Oct. 1, 2021
Elections During and After the Pandemic
Don’t be afraid of the election audits – they may be our only ticket out of this mess
Benjamin L. Ginsberg / The Washington Post / Oct. 1, 2021
Arizona vote review ‘made up the numbers,’ election experts say
Michael Wines and Nick Corasaniti / The New York Times / Oct. 1, 2021
Former Maine elections chief to leave auditor position after failing necessary exams
Jessica Piper and Michael Shepherd / Bangor Daily News / Oct. 1, 2021
Some counties suppress early voting by students, advocates say
Michael Gormley / Newsday / Oct. 3, 2021
Voting rights controversy strikes home
Peter Aleshire / White Mountain Independent / Oct. 1, 2021
North Carolina and other states want private funds banned from elections administration
Rusty Jacobs / WBUR / Oct. 4, 2021
USPS mail delays causing ballot issues, leaders concerned ahead of General Election
Sarah Robinson / CBS News Charlottesville / Oct. 2, 2021
Trump calls ongoing Texas election audit ‘weak’, ups pressure on Abbott to add it to special session
Allie Morris / The Dallas Morning News / Oct. 1, 2021
Gov. Abbott faces some Republican opposition over call to increase penalties for illegal voting
Niki Griswold / Spectrum News 1 / Oct. 3, 2021
Absentee voting in Connecticut expected to be heavy again for Nov. 2 municipal election
Eric Bedner / Journal Inquirer / Oct. 2, 2021
Colorado: Voter-fraud group angry at state GOP over Peters warning
Charles Ashby / The Daily Sentinel / Oct. 2, 2021
Colorado: Election officials threatened, but not locally
Charles Ashby / The Daily Sentinel / Oct. 3, 2021
Wisconsin election review ramps up as former judge issues subpoenas to officials
Elise Viebeck and Amy Gardner / The Washington Post / Oct. 1, 2021
How Texas plans to make its House districts even redder
Nick Corasaniti et al. / The New York Times / Oct. 3, 2021
Republicans brush off critics, approve Indiana redistricting
Tom Davies / The Associated Press / Oct. 1, 2021
Hurricane Ida has affected voting for the upcoming elections. What you need to know.
Emily Enfinger / Houma Today / Oct. 1, 2021
Special prosecutor to be appointed in dispute between Hinds Co. election commissioners
Anthony Warren / WLBT / Oct. 1, 2021
Ohio’s top elections official rejects fraud claims
Marty Schladen / Ohio Capital Journal / Oct. 1, 2021
Whitmer vetoes 4 election bills at NAACP Fight for Freedom Fund dinner
Brett Kast / WXYZ Detroit / Oct. 3, 2021
Registrars report rising number of incomplete ballots
Brian Brehm / The Winchester Star / Oct. 2, 2021
Court rejects DC residents’ bid for voting representation
The Associated Press / Oct. 4, 2021
Trump, talked out of announcing a 2024 bid yet, settles on a wink-and-nod unofficial candidacy
Michael Scherer and Josh Dawsey / The Washington Post / Oct. 3, 2021
Japan’s Parliament elects Fumio Kishida as prime minister
Axios / Oct. 4, 2021
In photos: Mass protests in Brazil demand Bolsonaro’s impeachment
Rebecca Falconer / Axios / Oct. 3, 2021
Duterte says he will retire rather than seek the Vice Presidency
Jason Gutierrez / The New York Times / Oct. 2, 2021
Hundreds rally outside prison for Georgia’s former president
The Associated Press / Oct. 4, 2021
Europe’s Social Democrats show signs of life, but France poses a roadblock
Norimitsu Onishi / The New York Times / Oct. 1, 2021
Italy’s center-left claim mayoral wins; populists slump
Frances D’Emilio / The Associated Press / Oct. 4, 2021
Ethiopian PM begins 2nd term saying war exacts ‘heavy price’
The Associated Press / Oct. 4, 2021
In modest step, Qatar holds its 1st legislative council vote
The Associated Press / Oct. 2, 2021
Guinea junta leader sworn in as president amid uncertainty
Boubacar Diallo / The Associated Press / Oct. 1, 2021
Three candidates advance in Hungary’s first national primary
Justin Spike / The Associated Press / Oct. 1, 2021
Edited by Jung-hwa Kang, Compiled by Carina Robles and Jillian Kwong