Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
October 26, 2024 – November 1, 2024
USC in the News
Election Cybersecurity Initiative trains civic leaders to safeguard voting
https://dailytrojan.com/2024/11/01/election-cybersecurity-initiative/
Nicholas Corral / Daily Trojan / November 1, 2024
Election Cybersecurity
Campaigns gear up to face toughest cybersecurity threats to date
https://www.axios.com/2024/11/01/2024-political-campaigns-cybersecurity
Sam Sabin / Axios / November 1, 2024
Colorado accidentally put voting system passwords online, but officials say election is secure
https://apnews.com/article/colorado-election-voting-system-passwords-0a71d0c1fe85fc9712d895280fd519a2
Jesse Bedayn / The Associated Press / October 29, 2024
Cyber Threats and the Election: What You Need to Know
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cyber-threats-and-the-election-what-you-need-to-know-c9dcaa7d?mod=Searchresults_pos7&page=1
Belle Lin and Catherine Stupp / The Wall Street Journal / November 1, 2024
The Presidential Election Could Be a ‘Super Bowl’ for Hackers
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-presidential-election-could-be-a-super-bowl-for-hackers-f8cfd0b2?mod=Searchresults_pos8&page=1
Belle Lin / The Wall Street Journal / November 2, 2024
Voting systems are targets of conspiracy theories, but get tested for accuracy and security
https://apnews.com/article/elections-2024-voting-machines-conspiracy-theories-1aec4eec87eaaea4158825cb3f4bda27
Christina A. Cassidy / The Associated Press / October 29, 2024
Chinese hackers said to have collected audio of American calls
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/10/27/chinese-hackers-cellphones-trump/
Ellen Nakashima and Josh Dawsey / The Washington Post / October 27, 2024
Cybersecurity / Technology
What to know about Salt Typhoon’s latest attack
https://www.axios.com/2024/10/29/salt-typhoon-targets-politicians-phones
Sam Sabin / Axios / October 29, 2024
Hackers find 15,000 credentials by scanning for git configuration
https://cyberscoop.com/sysdig-git-credentials-cloud-service-emeraldwhale/
Christian Vasquez / CyberScoop / October 30, 2024
To save our democracy, we must get rid of online anonymity
https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/technology/4959447-social-media-id-verification/
Mark Weinstein / The Hill / November 2, 2024
Ex-Disney worker accused of hacking computer menus to add profanities, errors
https://apnews.com/article/disney-arrest-florida-orlando-theme-parks-0c075b6ff23f3d57fe44be6ea1a85407
Mike Schneider / The Associated Press / October 31, 2024
Cybersecurity / Technology – International
Italian politicians express alarm at latest data breach allegedly affecting 800,000 citizens
https://apnews.com/article/data-breach-hacking-italy-94c7fa6da443825fa57456411137a993
The Associated Press / October 28, 2024
Taiwan’s Race for Secure Internet Detours Around Musk’s Starlink
https://www.wsj.com/tech/taiwans-race-for-secure-internet-detours-around-musks-starlink-7c273912?mod=Searchresults_pos10&page=1
Joyu Wang et al. / The Wall Street Journal / October 30, 2024
Disinformation / Misinformation
FBI links video falsely depicting voter fraud in Georgia to ‘Russian influence actors’
https://apnews.com/article/fbi-russia-georgia-fraud-disinformation-eebea4ab200682ccd3e97fb9f164e6ca
Eric Tucker and Ali Swenson / The Associated Press / November 1, 2024
FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims surrounding the 2024 election
https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-misinformation-houston-rally-confrontation-99af1f80eb43d31966cae8e68dbc3415
The Associated Press / November 1, 2024
Election officials are outmatched by Elon Musk’s misinformation machine
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/31/politics/election-officials-outmatched-elon-musk-misinformation/index.html?utm_source=cnn_Reliable+Sources+%E2%80%93+Oct.+31%2C+2024
Zachary Cohen et al. / CNN / October 31, 2024
Voting rights groups worry AI models are generating inaccurate and misleading responses in Spanish
https://apnews.com/article/ai-chatbots-chatgpt-falsehoods-spanish-latino-voters-d4ffabdc006a7c70eece3e28efa3de90
Gisela Salomon and Garance Burke / The Associated Press / October 31, 2024
Deepfake threats spawn new business for entrepreneurs, investors
https://www.axios.com/2024/10/29/deepfake-detection-startups-norwest-map
Sam Sabin / Axios / October 29, 2024
State Department’s little-known weapon for countering foreign disinformation faces uncertain future
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/28/global-engagement-center-reauthorization-fight-00185592
Joseph Gedeon / POLITICO / October 28, 2024
Election News – U.S. National and Local
These are the swing states facing legal challenges to mail-in voting
https://www.axios.com/2024/10/29/mail-in-voting-swing-states-lawsuits-swing-states
Avery Lotz / Axios / October 29, 2024
The US election system has safeguards. But human nature is a vulnerability
https://apnews.com/article/election-trump-disinformation-russia-harris-9eb05358d444aa848c0a6db139458c3d
David Klepper and Christina A. Cassidy / The Associated Press / October 31, 2024
The transparent election: GPS ballot-tracking and counting on livestream
https://www.axios.com/2024/10/27/elections-transparency-2024-harris-trump
Erin Doherty / Axios / October 27, 2024
Election fraud rare in US elections, despite persistent claims otherwise
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4962270-us-election-fraud-rare/
Ella Lee / The Hill / October 31, 2024
California – This red California county roiled by a far-right-insurgency braces for more trouble as election nears
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-11-02/shasta-county-faces-another-pivotal-election-and-more-uncertainty-over-voting
Jessica Garrison / Los Angeles Times / November 2, 2024
Nebraska – Nebraska uses a unique method to find election workers: It drafts them
https://apnews.com/article/election-poll-workers-drafted-nebraska-6135bf36db31b30137976fb049bacb90
Margery A. Beck / The Associated Press / October 29, 2024
Pennsylvania – Separating fact from fiction in Pennsylvania’s election process
https://apnews.com/article/pennsylvania-election-misinformation-noncitizen-voting-dead-voters-34004d5c892ebd39101adb86533c469e
Josh Kelety / The Associated Press / October 29, 2024
Virginia – Most of Virginia has one or no local news sources in election year
https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2024/10/29/virginia-local-news-deserts-2024
Sabrina Moreno and Sara Fischer / Axios / October 29, 2024
Election News — International
Moldovans choose president in decisive runoff overshadowed by fraud and intimidation claims
https://apnews.com/article/moldova-presidential-election-russia-corruption-fraud-5886447779a4a818e9f30fdadcb8bbe5
Stephen McGrath and Vadim Ghirda / The Associated Press / November 3, 2024
Puerto Rico prepares for Election Day as a third-party candidate makes history
https://apnews.com/article/puerto-rico-election-dalmau-pnp-ppd-cf7543357d219fb695a96b863b5fcf11
Danica Coto / The Associated Press / November 3, 2024
Upcoming Cybersecurity Events
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Google Cloud / November 7, 2024
Veterans and Cyber Workforce
Atlantic Council / November 8, 2024
Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Summit
November 8, 2024
AI cyber threats: 30 minutes to midnight
Yubico / November 14, 2024
GovExec Cybersecurity Futures Forum
GovExec / November 20, 2024
Advancing the Mission: AI in the Government Summit
ATARC / November 21, 2024
Edited by Jung-hwa Kang, Compiled by Steven Vargas and Shelby Bolen