Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
December 14, 2024 – December 20, 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
2024 Cyber Review: Trump Re-Election Eclipses AI and Ransomware Stories
https://www.govtech.com/blogs/lohrmann-on-cybersecurity/2024-cyber-review-trump-re-election-eclipses-ai-and-ransomware-stories
Dan Lohrmann / Government Technology / December 15, 2024
EU to Investigate TikTok Over Romanian Elections
https://www.wsj.com/tech/eu-to-investigate-tiktok-over-romanian-elections-05b974a2?mod=Searchresults_pos2&page=1
Edith Hancock / The Wall Street Journal / December 17, 2024
Cybersecurity / Technology
Cybersecurity vendors enter their AI brain era
https://www.axios.com/2024/12/17/trend-micro-ai-brain-cybersecurity
Sam Sabin / Axios / December 17, 2024
House task force releases sweeping end-of-year report on AI
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5044012-house-task-force-ai-report/
Miranda Nazzaro and Julia Shapero / The Hill / December 17, 2024
U.S. Weighs Ban on Chinese-Made Router in Millions of American Homes
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/us-ban-china-router-tp-link-systems-7d7507e6?mod=Searchresults_pos2&page=1
Heather Somerville et al. / The Wall Street Journal / December 18, 2024
Online privacy and data integrity — a crisis of trust
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/5048503-data-protection-online-cybersecurity/
Michael Mudd / The Hill / December 20, 2024
Foreign hackers need to face real consequences, Mike Waltz says
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/15/mike-waltz-hacking-foreign-penalties-00194415
Andrew Howard / POLITICO / DEcember 15, 2024
ACLU warns police shouldn’t use generative AI to draft reports
https://statescoop.com/aclu-police-generative-ai-draft-reports/
Keely Quinlan / State Scoop / December 16, 2024
Ransomware attack on Rhode Island health services exposed personal data of hundreds of thousands
https://statescoop.com/ransomware-attack-rhode-island-health-services-personal-data-2024/
Sophia Fox-Sowell / StateScoop / December 16, 2024
Cybersecurity / Technology – International
PHP backdoor looks to be work of Chinese-linked APT group
https://cyberscoop.com/glutton-php-backdoor-winnti-apt-41-china/
Greg Otto / CyberScoop / December 16, 2024
Disinformation / Misinformation
How AI deepfakes polluted elections in 2024
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/21/nx-s1-5220301/deepfakes-memes-artificial-intelligence-elections
Shannon Bond / NPR / December 21, 2024
Watch: House convenes hearing on combating foreign interference in elections
https://thehill.com/video-clips/5046049-watch-live-house-administration-foreign-influence-elections/
The Hill / December 18, 2024
Bluesky could become target of foreign disinformation, experts warn
https://www.voanews.com/a/bluesky-could-become-target-of-foreign-disinformation-experts-warn/7906626.html
Wenhao Ma / Voice of America / December 18, 2024
Election News — U.S. National and Local
Electoral college elects Donald Trump as next president
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/17/electoral-college-results-donald-trump/
Amy Gardner / The Washington Post / December 17, 2024
Looking ahead at 2025 ranked-choice voting legislation
https://news.ballotpedia.org/2024/12/18/looking-ahead-at-2025-ranked-choice-voting-legislation/
Ballotpedia News / December 18, 2024
Arizona – Top Arizona election official accuses predecessors of ignoring proof-of-citizenship problem
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/17/arizona-citizenship-fontes-hobbs/
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Patrick Marley / The Washington Post / December 17, 2024
Iowa Supreme Court hears legal arguments over translated voting materials
https://www.radioiowa.com/2024/12/18/iowa-supreme-court-hears-legal-arguments-over-translated-voting-materials/
O. Kay Henderson / Radio Iowa / December 18, 2024
Mississippi – Municipal elections set for 2025 across Mississippi
https://magnoliatribune.com/2024/12/19/municipal-elections-set-for-2025-across-mississippi/
Frank Corde / Magnolia Tribune / December 19, 2024
New Mexico – Automatic recounts in two races do not change initial results, as state closes books on 2024 election cycle
https://www.abqjournal.com/election/article_0d54b022-bbf6-11ef-a01c-0319000552d0.html
Dan Boyd / Journal Capitol Bureau / December 16, 2024
Wyoming – Secretary Gray outlines 2025 goals to enact new election laws
https://capcity.news/government/state/2024/12/19/secretary-gray-outlines-2025-goals-to-enact-new-election-laws/
Jared Gendron / Capacity News / December 19, 2024
Election News — International
Proposal to change India’s voting system to allow simultaneous polls fails to pass lower Parliament
https://apnews.com/article/india-simultaneous-elections-legislation-change-modi-ad0f45f9851c980dcf721ee0c373e9f3
Sheikh Saaliq / The Associated Press / December 17, 2024
Why so many influencers are running for election in Indonesia
https://restofworld.org/2024/indonesia-influencers-politics/
Michelle Anindya / Rest of the World / December 18, 2024
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Edited by Jung-hwa Kang, Compiled by Steven Vargas and Shelby Bolen