Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
March 25, 2022 -March 30, 2022
USC in the News
How we’re supporting the 2022 U.S. midterm elections
Laurie Richardson / Google / Mar. 24, 2022
Election Cybersecurity
Coordinated phishing attempts targeted election officials in 9 states, says FBI
David Anders / CNET / Mar. 29, 2022
What is the state of play on election cybersecurity?
Mol Doak / StateTech / Mar. 29, 2022
FBI: Election officials in at least nine states received invoice-themed phishing emails in 2021
Jonathan Greig / The Record / Mar. 29, 2022
1-in-6 Election Officials Report Being Threatened
Andre Claudio / Route Fifty / Mar. 28, 2022
Cybersecurity / Technology
Apple, Meta turned over user data to hackers using forged requests: report
Brad Dress / The Hill / Mar. 30, 2022
How war in Ukraine roiled Facebook and Instagram
Ryan Mac et al. / The New York Times / Mar. 30, 2022
Ransomware getting ahead of state and local governments, survey finds
Stephanie Kanowitz / Route Fifty / Mar. 30, 2022
Local governments attractive targets for hackers and are ill-prepared
Richard Forno / Route Fifty / Mar. 28, 2022
Second biggest crypto hack ever: $600 million in Ether stolen from NFT gaming blockchain
Jonathan Ponciano / Forbes / Mar. 29, 2022
Cyberattack targets Connecticut airport website
The Associated Press / Mar. 29, 2022
Facebook paid GOP firm to malign TikTok
Taylor Lorenz and Drew Harwell / The Washington Post / Mar. 30, 2022
Spam texts from your own number? ‘Bad actors’ sent them, Verizon says.
Neil Vigdor / The New York Times / Mar. 30, 2022
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
Traffic at major Ukrainian internet service provider Ukrtelecom disrupted
Andrea Peterson / The Record / Mar. 28, 2022
UK spy chief warns Russia looking for cyber targets
The Associated Press / Mar. 30, 2022
China, Iran, North Korea, Russia and others using Ukraine invasion in phishing attacks: Google
Jonathan Greig / The Record / Mar. 30, 2022
Volunteer hackers form ‘IT Army’ to help Ukraine fight Russia
Danielle Kurtzleben / NPR All Things Considered / Mar. 27, 2022
When Nokia pulled out of Russia, a vast surveillance system remained
Adam Satariano / The New York Times / Mar. 28, 2022
Satellite modems nexus of worst cyberattack of Ukraine war
Frank Bajak / The Associated Press / Mar. 31, 2022
U.S. accuses 4 Russians of hacking infrastructure, including nuclear plant
Katie Benner and Kate Conger / The New York Times / Mar. 24, 2022
Disinformation / Misinformation
Expect election conspiracies to continue without ‘real political or legal accountability,’ Michigan SOS Benson says
Samuel J. Robinson / Michigan Live / Mar. 30, 2022
The truth about political ads: They can include lies
Domenico Montanaro / NPR All Things Considered / Mar. 28, 2022
Wisconsin election clerks face unprecedented scrutiny despite no widespread fraud
Alexander Shur / Wisconsin State Journal / Mar. 31, 2022
Misinformation is derailing renewable energy projects across the United States
Julia Simon / NPR / Mar. 28, 2022
A nation of spy-catchers: Fear of saboteurs has Ukrainians on edge
Valerie Hopkins / The New York Times / Mar. 31, 2022
How Ukraine is fighting on the digital battlefield (Podcast)
NPR Fresh Air / Mar. 31, 2022
Elections During and After the Pandemic
Biden budget seeks $10 billion over decade to improve elections, make ballots postage-free
Mary Ellen Mcintire / Roll Call / Mar. 28, 2022
Arkansas – Arkansas AG asks judge to stay ruling against 4 voting laws
Banner News / Mar. 28, 2022
California – Secretary of State seeks IT assistance for election audits
Theo Douglas / Techwire / Mar. 28, 2022
Florida – Seminole County supervisor of elections announces program to make elections safer, more secure
Jeff Levkulich and Sarah Wilson / WFTV / Mar. 30, 2022
Georgia – Election officials criticize ‘security theater’ of Georgia voting bill
Mark Niesse / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution / Mar. 29, 2022
Georgia – Tybee residents challenge island’s voter rolls. Georgia Secretary of State investigating
Nancy Guan / Savannah Morning News / Mar. 30, 2022
Guam – GEC seeks bids for early voting space; Freedom Park says it exceeds all criteria
Haidee Eugenio Gilbert / Guam / Mar. 27, 2022
Illinois – McHenry County gearing up to find, train new election judges for 2022
Aaron Dorman / Northwest Herald / Mar. 30, 2022
Indiana – Delaware County Election Board to consider welcoming high schoolers to help run polls
David Penticuff / Muncie Star Press / Mar. 26, 2022
Indiana – Blaine County Elections Office hopes to improve transparency with ‘ballot cam’
Mike Shultz / Idaho Mountain Express / Mar. 28, 2022
Maine – New bill aims to protect election clerks at voting polls
Stephanie Wittenbach / WFVX Bangor / Mar. 29, 2022
Maine – Senate tables measure to expand RCV to municipal elections
Katherine Revello / The Maine Wire / Mar. 28, 2022
Mississippi – Mississippi reveals redistricting for state House and Senate
Emily Wagster Pettus / The Associated Press / Mar. 27, 2022
Nebraska – Civic Nebraska To Train Volunteers To Observe 2022 Elections
Tom Stanton / KLIN / Mar. 28, 2022
Nevada – ‘Going rogue’: 2 Nevada counties push for paper ballots ahead of primary election
Rio Lacanlale / Reno Gazette Journal / Mar. 28, 2022
New Hampshire – AG wins court approval to examine ballots in Laconia, Bedford
Rick Green / The Laconia Daily Sun / Mar. 30, 2022
New Jersey – Governor Murphy Signs Legislation to Increase Pay for New Jersey’s Election Workers
Insider NJ / Mar. 27, 2022
New Mexico – Group rebuffs House inquiry into New Mexico election audit
Morgan Lee / The Associated Press / Mar. 30, 2022
New York – Monroe County looks to recruit more Spanish-speaking interpreters before primaries
Natalia Rodríguez Medina /Rochester Democrat and Chronicle / Mar. 28, 2022
North Carolina – It’s election season: Absentee ballots heading out, sample ballots ready
Travis Fain / WEAL / Mar. 28, 2022
Ohio – Federal judges in Ohio won’t delay May 3 primary — for now
Julie Carr Smyth / The Associated Press / Mar. 31, 2022
Pennsylvania – In Chester County, voting security, reliability a topic as May primary approaches
Michael P. Rellahan / Daily Local News / Mar. 26, 2022
Rhode Island – ‘Let RI Vote’ legislation would make pandemic changes permanent
Antonia Noori Farzan / The Providence Journal / Mar. 26, 2022
South Carolina – Filing period closes for South Carolina’s primary elections
Meg Kinnard / The Associated Press / Mar. 30, 2022
Texas – Rocky start: Election workers lacked basic amenities, training materials for primaries
Shane Monaco / kdhnews / Mar. 26, 2022
Texas – Updated voting equipment, with paper trail, to debut in November, elections office says
Brian Bethel / Abilene Reporter News / Mar. 30, 2022
Utah – Voter card typo inundates private citizen in Midway with election questions
Ben Lasster / KPCW / Mar. 28, 2022
Vermont – Proposal to use ranked-choice voting in Vermont presidential primary stalls
Calvin Cutler / WCAX / Mar. 28, 2022
Washington – Locked up, but not locked out of the ballot box
Jerry Cornfield / HeraldNet / Mar. 28, 2022
Wisconsin – ‘If you put your ballot in here, it won’t be counted’: Court order creates confusion for clerks, voters ahead of April 5
Emilee Fannon / CBS 58 / Mar. 30, 2022
Wyoming – Buchanan: Elections in WY are safe and secure
Matt Adelman / KPVI / Mar. 30, 2022
Edited by Jung-hwa Kang, Compiled by Steven Vargas and Jillian Kwong