Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity

June 29, 2024 – July 5, 2024

Election Cybersecurity

Mobile Political Spam Surges Threefold For 2024 Election
Alessandro Mascellino / Infosecurity Magazine / July 2, 2024

Cybersecurity / Technology

Cybersecurity breach could delay court proceedings across New Mexico, public defenders office says
The Associated Press / July 3, 2024

Some data is ‘breached’ during a hacking attack on the Alabama Education Department
The Associated Press / July 3, 2024

A Hacker Stole OpenAI Secrets, Raising Fears That China Could, Too
Cade Metz / The New York Times / July 4, 2024

Sanctioned and exposed, Predator spyware maker group has gone awfully quiet
Tim Starks / CyberScoop / July 1, 2024

RansomHub says it published Florida health department data
Sophia Fox-Sowell / StateScoop / July 5, 2024

Researchers uncover rare, difficult-to-exploit OpenSSH vulnerability
Christian Vasquez / CyberScoop / July 2, 2024

IRS apology in Trump-related case reveals agency’s shoddy tax security
Joe Davidson / The Washington Post / July 5, 2024

Is our food supply chain at risk?
Sheldon H. Jacobson / The Hill / July 3, 2024

The US must secure its supremacy against China in AI and cloud computing
Klon Kitchen / The Hill / July 6, 2024

Data tracking, AI and modernization: How SSA has ditched its paper-based past
Matt Bracken / FedScoop / July 5, 2024

Cybersecurity / Technology — International

US lending support to help fend off cyber, disinformation attacks on Paris Olympics
Maggie Miller / POLITICO / July 4, 2024

Russian-linked cybercampaigns put a bull’s-eye on France. Their focus? The Olympics and elections
Lori Hinnant / The Associated Press / July 7, 2024

Japan Finally Phases Out Floppy Disks
John Yoon et al. / The New York Times / July 5, 2024

Disinformation / Misinformation

Philadelphia spends $1.4M to fight election misinformation
Isaac Avilucea / Axios / July 2, 2024

How deepfakes could upend the 2024 elections
Catherine Kim / POLITICO / July 2, 2024

Louisiana governor vetoes political deepfakes bill
Colin Wood / StateScoop / July 1, 2024

Supreme Court Avoids Final Decision on State Regulation of Social Media
Jan Wolfe / The Wall Street Journal / July 1, 2024

Exclusive: America falters in fighting the information war
Colin Demarest / Axios / June 28, 2024

In an Era of Fakes, How to Know When Someone Online Is Real
Cordilia James / The Wall Street Journal / July 4, 2024

To Protect Your Data, Try Hamster Names and Greek Wars
Joe Queenan / The Wall Street Journal / July 5, 2024

Election News — U.S. National and Local

Arizona – Voting Machines at Yuma County Recorder’s Office Test 100% Accurate During Trial Run
Chris McDaniel / KAWC / July 2, 2024

Arkansas election officials debate voting machines vs. hand-counted paper ballots
Tess Vrbin / Arkansas Advocate / June 28, 2024

Colorado – Colorado primary election turnout lowest in years
Sara Wilson / Colorado Newsline / July 2, 2024

Indiana – Indiana SOS asks federal agencies to not engage in voter registration without state’s permission
David Gay / CBS 4 / July 2, 2024

Mississippi – Mississippi erases some restrictions on absentee voting help for people with disabilities
Emily Wagster Pettus / The Associated Press / July 2, 2024

Pennsylvania – Pennsylvania election officials discuss trust in upcoming electionsGeorge Stockburger / ABC 27 / June 30, 2024

Virginia – Virginia officials defend ‘free and fair’ elections as primary results are certifiedGraham Moomaw / Virginia Mercury / July 2, 2024

Election News — International

2024 UK parliamentary election: Highlights and key moments
The Associated Press / July 5, 2024

Five Takeaways From the U.K. General Election
Stephen Castle / The New York Times / July 5, 2024

Reformist Pezeshkian beats hard-liner to win Iran presidential election, promising outreach to West
Jon Gambrell and Amir Vahdat / The Associated Press / July 7, 2024

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