Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
October 14, 2022 – October 20, 2022
USC in the News
Election security, misinformation threats loom large ahead of the US midterms
Cynthia Brumfield / CSO / October 18, 2022
Watch: A conversation on cybersecurity ahead of the midterm elections
Axios Events / October 19, 2022
Election Cybersecurity
The voting machine hacking threat you probably haven’t heard about
Eric Geller / POLITICO / October 14, 2022
Just 25% of election offices have moved to .gov websites
Benjamin Freed / StateScoop / October 19, 2022
Election Firm Knew Data Had Been Sent to China, Prosecutors Say
Stuart A. Thompson / The New York Times / October 13, 2022
Election software CEO is charged with allegedly giving Chinese contractors data access
Tom Dreisbach and Miles Parks / NPR / October 14, 2022
Few election offices have implemented a key defense against hackers
Tim Starks / The Washington Post / October 19, 2022
U.S. security officials worry about homegrown election threats
Zeba Siddiqui and Christopher Bing / Reuters / October 17, 2022
Chinese hackers are scanning state political party headquarters, FBI says
Josh Dawsey, Ellen Nakashima and Tim Starks / The Washington Post / October 17, 2022
Cybersecurity / Technology
Cybersecurity Tops the CIO Agenda as Threats Continue to Escalate
Steven Rosenbush / The Wall Street Journal / October 17, 2022
White House readies new cyber regulation rollouts
Sam Sabin / Axios / October 14, 2022
‘One of the most dangerous times’ in cyber nears
Tim Starks / The Washington Post / October 20, 2022
State Department Urges Silicon Valley to Aid National Security Effort
Vivian Salama and Dustin Volz / The Wall Street Journal / October 15, 2022
This Ransomware Gang Thrives in a Crucial Blind Spot
Lily Hay Newman / Wired / October 20, 2022
Health system ransomware attack highlights patients’ vulnerability
Tina Reed / Axios / October 18, 2022
$1B Cybersecurity Grant Program Still Coming Into Focus
Daniel C. Vock / Route Fifty / October 16, 2022
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
Democracies are having a reckoning with mercenary spyware
Andrea Peterson / The Record / October 19, 2022
German cybersecurity chief out amid reports of Russia ties
The Associated Press / October 18, 2022
Digital activists challenge Uganda’s harsh new internet law
Rodney Muhumuza / The Associated Press / October 17, 2022
Cyberattack disrupts Bulgarian government websites over ‘betrayal to Russia’
Daryna Antoniuk / The Record / October 18, 2022
Hacker holds Australian health insurer’s data for ransom
Rod McGuirk / The Associated Press / October 20, 2022
Germany slaps messaging app Telegram with $5 million fine
The Associated Press / October 17, 2022
Disinformation / Misinformation
How quotation marks turned a story about a clerical error into one about voter fraud
Huo Jingnan / NPR / October 14, 2022
The Hunt for Wikipedia’s Disinformation Moles
Masha Borak / Wired / October 17, 2022
The Misinformation Beat, Translated
Megan DiTrolio / The New York Times / October 18, 2022
Teenagers and Misinformation: Some Starting Points for Teaching Media Literacy
Katherine Schulten / The New York Times / October 20, 2022
False claim that CDC would require covid vaccines for kids goes viral
Dan Diamond and Lena H. Sun / The Washington Post / October 19, 2022
Social media loses ground on abortion misinformation
Ashley Gold and Oriana Gonzalez / Axios / October 18, 2022
Turkey Allows Jail Terms for What It Deems ‘Fake News’
Ben Hubbard and Safak Timur / The New York Times / October 14, 2022
UN genocide official: Hate speech is fueling Ethiopia’s war
Rodney Muhumuza / The Associated Press / October 19, 2022
Elections During and After the Pandemic
New poll shows most American voters have faith in election systems, integrity
Sarah Cwiek / Michigan Radio / October 17, 2022
As Campaign Norms Erode, Even Debates Are Under Debate
Lisa Lerer and Jazmine Ulloa / The New York Times / October 19, 2022
Can noncitizens vote in US elections?
Ali Swenson / The Associated Press / October 19, 2022
Critical gubernatorial campaigns and the contentious issues that could decide them
Lisa Desjardins and Tyriana Evans / PBS NewsHour / October 19, 2022
Mapping tech is growing in election administration
Benjamin Freed / StateScoop / October 18, 2022
See how campaign money is being spent ahead of midterms
Lisa Desjardins / PBS NewsHour / October 17, 2022
How are mail-in and absentee ballots verified?
Ali Swenson / The Associated Press / October 14, 2022
Arizona: FBI identifies Arizona as one of top states for threats against election workers
Jessica Boehm / Axios Phoenix / October 19, 2022
California: Elections Department alerts of scammers
BenitoLink Staff / BenitoLink / October 14, 2022
Georgia: Groups mobilize to help voters confronting new election laws
Sudhin Thanawala and Gary Fields / The Associated Press / October 17, 2022
Georgia: Georgia early midterms voting so far surpassing 2020 presidential election
Lalee Ibssa and Isabella Murray / ABC News / October 19, 2022
Louisiana: EXPLAINER: What is Louisiana’s ‘jungle primary’?
Meg Kinnard / The Associated Press / October 19, 2022
Mississippi: Mississippi rolls out mobile ID for statewide elections
The Associated Press / October 19, 2022
Montana: Late changes to election laws mean Montana voters were sent inaccurate information
Shaylee Ragar / NPR / October 20, 2022
Nebraska: Nebraska voter ID ballot measure would be among nation’s toughest
Martha Stoddard / Omaha World-Herald / October 17, 2022
New Hampshire: In time of distrust, how one state is trying to boost voter confidence
Joanna Slater / The Washington Post / October 10, 2022
New Mexico: New Mexico braces for confrontational poll watchers
Morgan Lee / The Associated Press / October 20, 2022
Pennsylvania: Mail-in Ballots Just Became a Legal Problem for Pennsylvania…Again
Spencer Brown / Townhall / October 17, 2022
Texas: Election administrators are under attack in Texas. Here’s what that means for the midterms.
Jeremy Schwartz / The Texas Tribune / October 17, 2022
Elections During and After the Pandemic
Bolsonaro struggles to sway Brazil’s poor voters with aid
Mauricio Savarese / The Associated Press / October 20, 2022
Elections Approaching, Erdogan Raises the Heat Again With Greece
Steven Erlanger / The New York Times / October 16, 2022
Malaysia election set for Nov. 19 amid fear of floods
The Associated Press / October 20, 2022
India’s opposition Congress party elects new president
Krutika Pathi / The Associated Press / October 19, 2022
Edited by Jung-hwa Kang, Compiled by Steven Vargas and Shelby Bolen