Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity

April 27, 2024 – May 3, 2024

Election Cybersecurity

Texas turns to fending off political cyberattacks
Asher Price / Axios / May 2, 2024

Cyberattack hits Georgia county at center of voting software breach
Derek B. Johnson and Aj Vicens / CyberScoop / April 26, 2024

The dos and don’ts of campaigning with AI
Cristiano Lima-Strong / The Washington Post / May 2, 2024

National Archives Bans Employee Use of ChatGPT
Jason Koebler / 404 Media / May 1, 2024

Cybersecurity / Technology

Far-right websites hacked and defaced
Aj Vicens / CyberScoop / May 3, 2024

Vendor that mishandled Pennsylvania virus data to pay $2.7 million in federal whistleblower case
Michael Rubinkam / The Associated Press / May 2, 2024

Change Healthcare cyberattack was due to a lack of multifactor authentication, UnitedHealth CEO says
Tom Murphy / The Associated Press / May 2, 2024

Data stolen in Change Healthcare attack likely included U.S. service members, executive says
Matt Bracken / CyberScoop / May 1, 2024

Pro-Russia hacktivists attacking vital tech in water and other sectors, agencies say
Tim Starks / CyberScoop / May 1, 2024

Cybercom looking to combine and standardize defensive cyber kits; solicitation issued
Mark Pomerleau / DefenseScoop / April 29, 2024

Kremlin Hijacks Hollywood Stars
NewsGuard’s Reality Check / April 29, 2024

Microsoft cracks down on security after attacks
Sam Sabin / Axios / May 3, 2024

Cybersecurity / Technology — International

French cyberwarriors ready to test their defense against hackers and malware during the Olympics
John Leicester / The Associated Press / May 4, 2024

Finnish hacker imprisoned for accessing thousands of psychotherapy records and demanding ransoms
Jari Tanner / The Associated Press / April 30, 2024

Hackers claim to have infiltrated Belarus’ main security service
Yuras Karmanau / The Associated Press / April 27, 2024

Microsoft will invest $2.2 billion in cloud and AI services in Malaysia
The Associated Press / May 2, 2024

Disinformation / Misinformation

Q&A with Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver
Evan Chandler / Santa Fe Reporter / May 2, 2024

Deepfake of principal’s voice is the latest case of AI being used for harm
Ben Finley / The Associated Press / May 1, 2024

Meta under fire from European Union for not doing enough about election disinformation
Kelvin Chan / The Associated Press / May 1, 2024

Russian state media ramping up English, Spanish presence on TikTok, study finds
Joseph Menn / The Washington Post / May 2, 2024

As India votes, misinformation surges on social media: ‘The whole country is paying the price’
David Klepper and Krutika Pathi / The Associated Press / May 2, 2024

Election News — U.S. National and Local

Election officials beef up security as new survey shows nearly 4 in 10 grapple with threats and harassment
Fredreka Schouten / CNN / May 1, 2024

News organizations have trust issues as they gear up to cover another election, a poll finds
David Bauder / The Associated Press / May 2, 2024

Arizona – Arizona may fund tool to allow candidates to verify election results, ballot by ballot
Jen Fifield / Votebeat / May 3, 2024

Georgia – Georgia bill to strip QR codes from ballots would cost tens of millions of dollars
Jessica Huseman / Votebeat / May 3, 2024

Illinois – Illinois weighs ranked choice voting initiative for 2028 election cycle
Mawa Iqbal / WBEZ / May 2, 2024

Ohio – Ohio lawmakers propose another voter ID bill
Tyler Buchanan / Axios / May 2, 2024

Rhode Island – RI House passes bill to implement automatic disaffiliation for unaffiliated voters
Raymond Baccari / WPRI / April 26, 2024

Vermont – Vermont Secretary of State hosts informational forum on Ranked Choice Voting
Pat Bradley / WAMC Northeast Public Radio / May 2, 2024

Wisconsin – Former GOP governor launches new push to restore election trust
A.J. Bayatpour / CBS 58 / April 30, 2024

Election News — International

Togo votes in parliamentary election testing support for proposal that could keep dynasty in power
Erick Kaglan / The Associated Press / April 30, 2024

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