Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
November 23, 2024 – November 29, 2024
USC in the News
Election Cybersecurity Initiative trains civic leaders to safeguard voting
Nicholas Corral / Daily Trojan / November 1, 2024
Election Cybersecurity
A global threat to election security: why the US must lead with a forensic audit
https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2024/11/27/forensic-audit-us-election/#google_vignette
Christopher McDonald / Canary / November 27, 2024
Cybersecurity / Technology
Arizona updates generative AI policies as state’s use evolves
https://statescoop.com/arizona-generative-ai-policy-jr-sloan-2024/
Colin Wood / StateScoop / November 25, 2024
Many local governments ‘unprepared’ for safe AI use
https://statescoop.com/many-local-governments-unprepared-safe-ai-2024/
Colin Wood / StateScoop / November 25, 2024
FBI issues holiday scam warning for online shoppers
https://thehill.com/homenews/5015471-fbi-warns-holiday-shopping-scams/
Juliann Ventura / The Hill / November 29, 2024
DHS I&A Hosts the Texas Corporate Security Symposium
https://www.hstoday.us/federal-pages/dhs/dhs-ia-hosts-the-texas-corporate-security-symposium/
Tamara Hutchinson and Gary Tomasulo / HStory / November 29, 2024
Trio of South Dakota politicians set to have bigger roles on cybersecurity
https://cyberscoop.com/south-dakota-cybersecurity-leadership-2025/
Tim Starks / CyberScoop / November 27, 2024
Here’s how simple it is for script kiddies to stand up DDoS services
https://cyberscoop.com/russian-hacker-script-matrix-ddos-aqua/
Christian Vasquez / CyberScoop / November 26, 2024
Malware linked to Salt Typhoon used to hack telcos around the world
https://cyberscoop.com/salt-typhoon-us-telecom-hack-earth-estries-trend-micro-report/
Greg Otto / CyberScoop / November 25, 2024
T-Mobile says it stopped hackers from breaching systems
https://www.axios.com/2024/11/27/t-mobile-china-salt-typhoon-hackers
Sam Sabin / Axios / November 27, 2024
Ransomware attack on software supplier disrupts operations for Starbucks and other retailers
https://apnews.com/article/ransomware-attack-disrupts-starbucks-morrisons-4281388e1b2d196a5fc10fa0c996c7ed
Wyatte Grantham-Philips / The Associated Press / November 27, 2024
New York State Fines Geico and Travelers $11.3 Million for Data Breaches
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-state-fines-geico-and-travelers-11-3-million-for-data-breaches-fb7218a3?mod=Searchresults_pos11&page=1
James Rundle / The Wall Street Journal / November 25, 2024
Cybersecurity / Technology – International
African cybercrime crackdown nets more than 1,000 suspects
https://cyberscoop.com/african-cybercrime-crackdown-nets-more-than-1000-suspects/
Tim Starks / CyberScoop / November 26, 2024
Thai court dismisses activist’s suit against Israeli spyware producer over lack of evidence
https://apnews.com/article/thailand-court-spyware-activist-tech-firm-e9549a78b9266f8a79c3452a0c086c2d
Jerry Harmer and David Rising / The Associated Press / November 22, 2024
Disinformation / Misinformation
An Idaho County Will Publish Everyone’s Ballots to Combat Mistrust
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/us/ballots-election-boise-idaho.html
Mike Baker / The New York Times / November 23, 2024
Majority of social media influencers share information without verifying its accuracy: UN report
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5011204-majority-of-social-media-influencers-share-information-without-verifying-its-accuracy/
Filip Timotija / The Hill / November 26, 2024
UK intelligence chief accuses Russia of ‘staggeringly reckless’ sabotage campaign
https://www.axios.com/2024/11/20/scattered-spider-us-arrests
Jill Lawless / The Associated Press / November 30, 2024
Australia withdraws a misinformation bill after critics compare it to censorship
https://apnews.com/article/australia-misinformation-bill-tech-1625518609bcc407c63c9934b6a2a848
The Associated Press / November 24, 2024
Election News — U.S. National and Local
Election Forecasts Try to Go Beyond the Polls. Are They Helping?
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/us/elections/election-forecasts-predictions.html?searchResultPosition=19
Kaleigh Rogers / The New York Times / November 23, 2024
Arizona – Arizona county recorders reflect on insulting letters, fake bomb threats as they plan for midterm elections
https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2024/11/26/arizona-county-recorders-insulting-letters-fake-bomb-threats-elections/
Aaron Stigile / Cronkite News / November 26, 2024
North Carolina – The Surprising Impact of North Carolina’s New Voter ID Law
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/us/voter-id-north-carolina.html
Michael Wines / The New York Times / November 23, 2024
Election News — International
Who is Yamandú Orsi, the next president of Uruguay?
https://apnews.com/article/uruguay-presidential-election-yamandu-orsi-d3481a8bb23c49dc777cbdeb0db6aa5f
The Associated Press / November 25, 2024
Namibia may elect its first-ever female president in elections this week
https://apnews.com/article/namibia-president-election-6191f94f7294dd7d0bb9cb0b4d55b521
Eliaser Ndeyanale / The Associated Press / November 25, 2024
Upcoming Cybersecurity Events
Are Fair Elections Possible In The Age Of AI?
RMIT University / December 4, 2024
Cyber AI & Automation Summit
SecurityWeek / December 4, 2024
EMERGE: Operational Technology
GDIT / December 4, 2024
Google Cloud Cybersecurity Forecast 2025
Google / December 10, 2024
Edited by Jung-hwa Kang, Compiled by Steven Vargas and Shelby Bolen