Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
August 19, 2022 – August 25, 2022
Election Cybersecurity
Cyber Command, NSA tout election security group ahead of midterms
Martin Matishak / The Record / August 25, 2022
Files copied from voting systems were shared with Trump supporters, election deniers
Jon Swaine, Aaron C. Davis, Amy Gardner and Emma Brown / The Washington Post / August 22, 2022
$550M in Federal Preparedness Grants Prioritize Security for State and Local Governments
Chris Teale / Route Fifty / August 19, 2022
Cybersecurity / Technology
TikTok Browser Can Track Users’ Keystrokes, According to New Research
Paul Mozur, Ryan Mac and Chang Che / The New York Times / August 19, 2022
Ex-Twitter exec blows the whistle, alleging reckless and negligent cybersecurity policies
Donie O’Sullivan, Clare Duffy and Brian Fung / CNN Business / August 23, 2022
Former security chief claims Twitter buried ‘egregious deficiencies’
Joseph Menn, Elizabeth Dwoskin and Cat Zakrzewski / The Washington Post / August 23, 2022
$45M in Federal Funding Awarded for Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity
Kirsten Errick / Route Fifty / August 24, 2022
Crypto’s collapse isn’t solving the ransomware problem
Sam Sabin / Axios / August 19, 2022
Apple warns of security flaw for iPhones, iPads and Macs
The Associated Press / August 19, 2022
Interstate Cyber Command Center Expands to 10 States
Chris Teale / Route Fifty / August 23, 2022
Data on California prisons’ visitors, staff, inmates exposed
The Associated Press / August 22, 2022
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
Chief of Israeli Spyware Firm NSO to Step Down as It Revamps
Kalley Huang / The New York Times / August 21, 2022
LockBit ransomware group implicated in crippling attack on French hospital
Jonathan Greig / The Record / August 24, 2022
Ukraine and Poland agree to jointly counter Russian cyberattacks
Daryna Antoniuk / The Record / August 23, 2022
Disinformation / Misinformation
In new election, Big Tech uses old strategies to fight ‘big lie’
Naomi Nix / The Washington Post / August 20, 2022
To Fight Election Falsehoods, Social Media Companies Ready a Familiar Playbook
Stuart A. Thompson / The New York Times / August 23, 2022
Twitter’s newest crisis deepens its midterms morass
Rebecca Kern / POLITICO / August 23, 2022
SEC questions Twitter on how it counts fake accounts
Tom Krisher / The Associated Press / August 24, 2022
‘Hackers against conspiracies’: Cyber sleuths take aim at election disinformation
Maggie Miller / POLITICO / August 15, 2022
DHS Folds Disinformation Board After Criticism Over Threat to Free Speech
Dustin Volz / The Wall Street Journal / August 25, 2022
Twitter labeled factual information about covid-19 as misinformation
Taylor Lorenz / The Washington Post / August 25, 2022
The latest social media misinformation: Abortion reversal pills
Rebecca Kern and Ruth Reader / POLITICO / August 20, 2022
I.R.S. undertakes a security review amid threats to the agency and its employees.
Deborah B. Solomon / The New York Times / August 23, 2022
Google Finds ‘Inoculating’ People Against Misinformation Helps Blunt Its Power
Nico Grant and Tiffany Hsu / The New York Times / August 24, 2022
The Cybersecurity 202: A phony, U.S.-friendly social media campaign prompts questions
Tim Starks / The Washington Post / August 25, 2022
Taiwan’s Defenses Against Information Warfare Gain Attention
Joyu Wang / The Wall Street Journal / August 25, 2022
First look: U.S. warns of China’s efforts to “manipulate” narrative on Xinjiang
Sophia Cai and Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian / Axios / August 24, 2022
Elections During and After the Pandemic
False accusations of election fraud prompt some election workers across the US to quit ahead of Election Day
Laura Romero and Soo Rin Kim / ABC News / August 24, 2022
Billie Eilish, Mariah Carey and Alicia Keys Among Stars Recruiting Poll Workers to Ensure Accessible Elections
Kyler Alvord / People Magazine / August 22, 2022
Alaska: Groups sue over lack of process to fix mail ballot mistakes
Becky Bohrer / The Associated Press / August 23, 2022
California: Fact Check-L.A. County disqualified 30% signatures in a petition, not 30% of ballots in a recall election
Reuters / August 23, 2022
California: California targets local recall election ‘hyperpartisanship’
Don Thompson / The Associated Press / August 24, 2022
Colorado: Lawsuits in pair of Colorado counties seek to force hand count in November election
Quentin Young / Colorado Newsline / August 23, 2022
Florida: A change to Florida’s ballot signature review creates headaches for local officials
Ashley Lopez / NPR / August 23, 2022
Florida: Florida Secretary of State boasts ‘safe and secure elections’ after primary
Libbey Dean / WFLA / August 24, 2022
Maryland: Mail-in ballots from 2020 discovered in Baltimore USPS facility
Mallory Sofastaii / WMAR 2 News / August 23, 2022
Nevada: How the pandemic created a seismic shift in Nevada’s election system
Mark Robison / Reno Gazette Journal / August 23, 2022
North Carolina: State is trying to cut down on mischief at polling places
Beth Lawrence / The Sylva Herald / August 24, 2022
Oklahoma: Oklahoma pursuing easier voting access, election integrity
Chris Casteel / The Oklahoman / August 23, 2022
Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania’s poll worker recruitment effort drew 1,100 last week
The Associated Press / 90.5 WESA / August 25, 2022
Rhode Island: RI relaunches 211 voter information hotline
Allison Shinskey and Chelsea Jones / WPRI.com / August 24, 2022
Texas: Ken Paxton bucks legal precedent and secretary of state’s advice in letting anyone examine ballots right after elections
Jessica Huseman / Votebeat / August 24, 2022
Washington: King County gets another award for its election observer system
Paige Browning / KUOW / August 24, 2022
Wisconsin: Judge poised to allow help for disabled Wisconsin voters
Harm Venhuizen / The Associated Press / August 24, 2022
Elections During and After the Pandemic – International
Voters in U.K. Cast Ballots Online, in Test for Internet Voting
Dustin Volz / The Wall Street Journal / August 20, 2022
The Question Menacing Brazil’s Elections: Coup or No Coup?
Jack Nicas and André Spigariol / The New York Times / August 22, 2022
Edited by Jung-hwa Kang, Compiled by Steven Vargas and Shelby Bolen