Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity

August 5, 2022 – August 12, 2022

USC in the News

New England politicians convene with election security experts
Sten Spinella / The Day / August 11, 2022

Local politicians meet with election security experts
Sten Spinella / Journal Inquirer / August 12, 2022

Maine assessing cybersecurity threats in elections
Tom Krosnowski / WABI5 / August 11, 2022

King, Bellows speak at election cybersecurity conference
David Guildford / News Center Maine / August 11, 2022

Election Cybersecurity

CISA releases toolkit to improve cyberdefenses ahead of elections
Andrea Peterson / The Record / August 10, 2022

CISA director plans proactive cybersecurity for at-risk companies
Sam Sabin / Axios / August 10, 2022

Cybersecurity / Technology

What to watch for as ‘Hacker Summer Camp’ gets underway in Las Vegas
Suzanne Smalley and AJ Vicens / CyberScoop / August 9, 2022

Security News This Week: The US Emergency Alert System Has Dangerous Flaws
Andrew Couts / Wired / August 6, 2022

The Hacking of Starlink Terminals Has Begun
Matt Burgess / Wired / August 10, 2022

Tech, Cyber Companies Launch Security Standard to Monitor Hacking Attempts
Kim S. Nash / The Wall Street Journal / August 10, 2022

Biden Signs Industrial Policy Bill Aimed at Bolstering Competition With China
Zolan Kanno-Youngs / The New York Times / August 9, 2022

Former Twitter worker convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia
Barbara Ortutay and Matt O’Brien / The Associated Press / August 9, 2022

Twitter admits breach that exposed phone numbers, email addresses
Sam Sabin / Axios / August 5, 2022

Cybersecurity / Technology — International

Russian hackers continue to target Ukrainian energy grid
Maggie Miller / POLITICO / August 10, 2022

RCMP says it has not used Pegasus spyware
Maura Forrest / POLITICO / August 8, 2022

Security firm finds flaws in Indian online insurance broker
Krutika Pathi, Sheikh Saaliq and Frank Bajak / The Associated Press / August 10, 2022

Disinformation / Misinformation

New data sheds light on one method to combat election lies
Miles Parks / NPR / August 5, 2022

Video of Washington election worker misrepresented
Josh Kelety and Sophia Tulp / The Associated Press / August 10, 2022

Hunting for Voter Fraud, Conspiracy Theorists Organize ‘Stakeouts’
Tiffany Hsu and Stuart A. Thompson / The New York Times / August 10, 2022

Russian propaganda is spreading in Spanish and Arabic and in places outside the West.
Steven Lee Myers and Sheera Frenkel / The New York Times / August 10, 2022

Rumors spread quickly in wartime Ukraine.
Maria Varenikova / The New York Times / August 8, 2022

Meta shuts down Russian troll farm linked to sanctioned Putin ally
Rebecca Falconer / Axios / August 5, 2022

Elections During and After the Pandemic

Alaska: First go at ranked-choice voting adds drama to Alaska primary
Julie St. Louis / Courthouse News Service / August 9, 2022

Arizona: Election issues in this Arizona county provide fodder for both political parties
Ben Giles / NPR / August 8, 2022

Connecticut: Vote tabulator overheats at Middletown polling place: Officials
FOX61 Staff / FOX 61 / August 9, 2022

Florida: More than 850K mail-in ballots cast in Florida 2 weeks ahead of primary
News Service Florida / Wink News / August 9, 2022

Florida: Hispanic voting advocacy groups push for more early voting
Jesse Canales / MyNews13 / August 8, 2022

Florida: Supervisor of Elections Lori Scott pressured to ‘fix’ and publish voter registration rolls
Ralph Chapoco / Florida Today / August, 9, 2022

Georgia: Cobb elections board adds Sunday to early voting plan
Taylor Croft / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution / August 9, 2022

Hawaii: State Agency Helps to Make Voting Accessible for Individuals with Disabilities Ahead of Primaries
Amanda Kurth / Kaua’i Now News / August 9, 2022

Hawaii: 4 Days Before The Primary, More Than 186,000 Hawaii Voters Have Already Turned In Their Ballots
Ben Angarone / Honolulu Civil Beat / August 9, 2022

Illinois: Group seeks to reverse Bloomington’s use of ranked-choice voting
Mike Hanks / Sun Current / August 8, 2022

Iowa: Secretary Pate’s State Fair Booth to Feature Voter Registration, Straw Poll
Keegan Turnbough / 1430Kasi / August 9, 2022

Oregon: Clackamas County sends wrong voters’ pamphlet to thousands
KGW Staff / KGW8 / August 8, 2022

Pennsylvania: Pa. state senator, representative call for meetings about Berks County’s election problems
Anthony Orozco / WITF / August 9, 2022

Tennessee: Johnson City Public Library to hold voter education class with county election official
TimeNews Staff / TimeNews / August 9, 2022

Wisconsin: City considers making harassment of election workers an offense
Dee Hölzel / The Journal Times / August 9, 2022

Wisconsin: ‘Safe at Home’ program helps abuse survivors vote safely
Rhonda Foxx / WKOW / August 9, 2022

Wisconsin: In first election without drop boxes, advocates worry about voting accessibility
Caroline Dade / WKOW / August 9, 2022

Elections During and After the Pandemic – International

Voting Is Over in Kenya’s Election. Now the Battle Continues.
Declan Walsh and Abdi Latif Dahir / The New York Times / August 9, 2022

Solomon Islands government seeks to delay election to host games
Kirsty Needham / Reuters / August 9, 2022

Exclusive: Bolsonaro election concerns stall U.S. Javelin missiles sale to Brazil
Matt Spetalnick, Gabriel Stargardter, Patricia Zengerle and Mike Stone / Reuters / August 8, 2022

Edited by Jung-hwa Kang, Compiled by Steven Vargas and Shelby Bolen