Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
January 11, 2025 – January 17, 2025
Cybersecurity / Technology
Biden issues order to strengthen federal cyber defenses
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/01/16/cyber-attack-china-biden-executive-order
Ellen Nakashima / The Washington Post / January 16, 2025
US blacklists Chinese companies over TSMC chips in Huawei processor
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-adds-16-entities-its-trade-blacklist-14-china-2025-01-15
Karen Freifeld / Reuters / January 15, 2025
The U.S. Sanctions Beijing Firm Behind Major ‘Salt Typhoon’ Telecom Hacks
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/the-u-s-found-the-beijing-firm-behind-major-salt-typhoon-telecom-hacks-5c798129?mod=Searchresults_pos5&page=1
Dustin Volz / The Wall Street Journal / January 17, 2025
Law enforcement action deletes PlugX malware from thousands of machines
https://cyberscoop.com/plugx-malware-mustang-panda-doj-takedown/
Greg Otto / CyberScoop / January 14, 2025
Microsoft fixes 159 vulnerabilities in first Patch Tuesday of 2025
https://cyberscoop.com/microsoft-patch-tuesday-january-2025/
Greg Otto / CyberScoop / January 14, 2025
Cybersecurity / Technology – International
Fancy Bear spotted using real Kazak government documents in spearpishing campaign
https://cyberscoop.com/fancy-bear-kazakhstan-russia-sekoia/
Derek B. Johnson / CyberScoop / January 17, 2025
Disinformation / Misinformation
Secretary of State Steve Hobbs urges voters to rely on official election sources as Meta ends fact-checking moderation
https://www.chronline.com/stories/secretary-of-state-steve-hobbs-urges-voters-to-rely-on-official-election-sources-as-meta-ends,373579
The Chronicle / January 13, 2025
Russian Disinformation Campaigns Eluded Meta’s Efforts to Block Them
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/business/russia-disinformation-meta.html
Steven Lee Myers and Adam Satariano / The New York Times / January 17, 2025
‘I can’t go toe to toe with social media.’ Top U.S. health official reflects, regrets.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/01/12/xavier-becerra-hhs-secretary/
Dan Diamond / The Washington Post / January 12, 2025
Election News — U.S. National and Local
FBI releases new details on metal compounds used to spark Pacific Northwest ballot box fires
https://apnews.com/article/ballot-box-fires-oregon-washington-2024-election-a5e4febfc3b647b49ca60b686604e0e6
Claire Rush / The Associated Press / January 16, 2025
Virgin Island – Elections System of the Virgin Islands Launches Online Voter Registration Portal
https://viconsortium.com/vi-election/elections-system-of-the-virgin-islands-launches-online-voter-registration-portal
Janeka Simon / The Virgin Island Consortium / January 16, 2025
Wisconsin – Wisconsin Legislature puts photo ID requirement on ballot for voter approval
https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-voter-id-election-photo-f6a74b9c83ef0fb147e67489a9df1274
Scott Bauer / The Associated Press / January 14, 2025
Election News — International
Upcoming Belarus Election Cannot Be Credible In Current ‘Repressive Environment,’ Says Blinken
https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-blinken-election-lukashenka-repressive-environment/33279722.html
Radio Free Asia / January 18, 2025
Croatia’s President Milanović wins another term after defeating ruling party candidate in runoff
https://apnews.com/article/croatia-election-milanovic-plenkovic-58faa5040751b131edc4b34c03f18e18
SAŠA KAVIĆ / The Associated Press / January 13, 2025
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Edited by Jung-hwa Kang, Compiled by Steven Vargas and Shelby Bolen