Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
November 30, 2024 – December 6, 2024
USC in the News
ADM+S hosts USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative to consider Fair Elections in the Age of AI
https://www.admscentre.org.au/adms-hosts-usc-election-cybersecurity-initiative-to-consider-fair-elections-in-the-age-of-ai/
ADM+S Centre / December 4, 2024
Election Cybersecurity
Colorado’s election equipment password breach explained
https://www.cpr.org/2024/11/28/colorado-election-equipment-password-breach-explainer/
Bente Birkeland and Kiara DeMare / CPR News / November 28, 2024
History of Cybersecurity and Its Impact on Elections
https://www.mcgregor-boyall.com/resources/blog/history-of-cybersecurity-and-its-impact-on-elections/
Nicholas Eveleigh / mcgregor-boyall / November 19, 2024
Cybersecurity / Technology
CISA, NSA, FBI and International Partners Publish Guide for Protecting Communications Infrastructure
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/cisa-nsa-fbi-and-international-partners-publish-guide-protecting-communications-infrastructure
CISA / December 3, 204
At least 8 U.S. telcos compromised in Chinese hack, White House says
https://www.axios.com/2024/12/04/china-telecom-hacks-white-house-statement
Sam Sabin / Axios / December 4, 2024
The long, complex road to securing U.S. telcos
https://www.axios.com/2024/12/06/telecom-cybersecurity-china-hack-us
Sam Sabin / Axios / December 6, 2024
Small number of vulnerabilities patched in last Android security update of 2024
https://cyberscoop.com/android-security-update-december-2024/
Greg Otto / CyberScoop / December 2, 2024
Study shows potentially higher prevalence of spyware infections than previously thought
https://cyberscoop.com/study-shows-potentially-higher-prevalence-of-spyware-infections-than-previously-thought/
Tim Starks / CyberScoop / December 4, 2024
Exclusive: Feds are probing 764, The Com’s use of cybercriminal tactics to carry out violent crimes
https://cyberscoop.com/the-com-764-cybercrime-violent-crime-fbi-intellignce-report/
Greg Otto and Jana Winter / CyberScoop / December 5, 2024
US officials tout encryption apps amid Salt Typhoon cyberattack
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5022838-salt-typhoon-encryption-apps-cyberattack/
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill / December 4, 2024
Atrium Health Data Breach Impacts 585,000 People
https://www.securityweek.com/atrium-health-data-breach-impacts-585000-people/
Eduard Kovacs / SecurityWeek / December 6, 2024
Exclusive: New methane monitoring AI tool unveiled
https://www.axios.com/2024/12/03/kayrros-ai-methane-emissions-monitoring
Andrew Freedman / Axios / December 3, 2024
Cybersecurity / Technology – International
In Other News: Cloudflare Abuse, UK and EU Cybersecurity Reports, FBI Gen-AI Alert
https://www.securityweek.com/in-other-news-cloudflare-abuse-uk-and-eu-cybersecurity-reports-fbi-gen-ai-alert/
SecurityWeek / December 6, 2024
Notorious ransomware developer charged with computer crimes in Russia
https://cyberscoop.com/mikhail-matveev-wazawaka-russia-charges/
Greg Otto / CyberScoop / December 2, 2024
Disinformation / Misinformation
Elections dodge deepfake threat
https://www.axios.com/2024/12/03/global-elections-dodge-deepfake-threat
Sara Fischer / Axios / December 3, 2024
After Trump’s win, Russian disinformation aims to drive a wedge between the US and Ukraine
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-trump-biden-disinformation-335ed5bf57996b66bc387497a7efdbb9
David Klepper / The Associated Press / December 5, 2024
Georgia lawmakers want to hold deepfake AI developers accountable
https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2024/12/04/georgia-ai-study-committee-deepfakes
Thomas Wheatley / Axios / December 4, 2024
Covert TikTok campaign blamed in pro-Russian Romanian candidate’s surge
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/05/tiktok-romania-president-russia-influence/?utm_campaign=wp_the_technology_202
Joseph Menn / The Washington Post / December 5, 2024
Disinformation Transformed Miami Politics. This Radio Station Is One Reason Why.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/11/29/radio-mambi-miami-maga-00190415
Ali Bianco / POLITICO / November 29, 2024
Election News — U.S. National and Local
Voters Broadly Positive About How Elections Were Conducted, in Sharp Contrast to 2020
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/12/04/voters-broadly-positive-about-how-elections-were-conducted-in-sharp-contrast-to-2020/
Pew Research Center / December 4, 2024
US Postal Service touts timely delivery of mail ballots despite concerns from election officials
https://apnews.com/article/election-2024-postal-service-mail-ballots-9cc330d51c601cd8fbd7228add1663b5
David Sharp and Steve Karnowski / The Associated Press / December 3, 2024
Election Day has long passed. In some states, legislatures are working to undermine the results
https://apnews.com/article/ballot-initiatives-election-democrats-republicans-lawmakers-d6d9807d3ef2c40b9aaa484057e77e2c
Gary Fields / The Associated Press / December 8, 2024
Alabama – Alabama state officials talk lessons learned from the 2024 election
https://www.cbs42.com/alabama-news/alabama-state-officials-talk-lessons-learned-from-the-2024-election/
Ryan Hall / CBS 42 / November 27, 2024
Arizona – ‘Disenfranchised and demobilized’: Native Americans face ballot box barriers in Arizona
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/30/native-american-voting-barriers-arizona
Sam Levine / The Guardian / November 30, 2024
Idaho – To combat election doubters, an Idaho county clerk is publishing every ballot online
https://www.ksl.com/article/51198889/to-combat-election-doubters-an-idaho-county-clerk-is-publishing-every-ballot-online
Bridger Beal-Cvetko / KSL / November 30, 2024
Election News — International
UN human rights watchdog opens investigation into Venezuela presidential election
https://apnews.com/article/un-human-rights-venezuela-probe-maduro-election-852608f1a52604cf7d106760ac21ef26
Joshua Goodman / The Associated Press / December 4, 2024
Namibia will have its first female leader after VP wins presidential election for the ruling party
https://apnews.com/article/namibia-election-female-leader-president-8ea8783e1aa56ea20d65970e87adc313
The Associated Press / December 4, 2024
Upcoming Cybersecurity Events
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Edited by Jung-hwa Kang, Compiled by Steven Vargas and Shelby Bolen