Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
February 1, 2025 – February 7, 2025
Election Cybersecurity
Trump administration cuts teams that fight foreign election interference
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/08/trump-administration-cuts-election-security-teams/
Colby Itkowitz et al. / The Washington Post / February 8, 2025
US Justice Department disbands teams investigating corruption, election interference
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-justice-department-disbands-teams-investigating-corruption-election-interference/7967503.html
Rob Garver / Voice of America / February 8, 2025
China-Linked WeChat Accounts Target Chrystia Freeland in Canadian Election Interference
https://econotimes.com/China-Linked-WeChat-Accounts-Target-Chrystia-Freeland-in-Canadian-Election-Interference-1701444
Econo Times / February 8, 2025
Cybersecurity / Technology
Alarmed by Chinese hacks, Republicans mute attacks on cybersecurity agency
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/02/03/cisa-china-trump-noem-hacking-cyberthreats/
Joseph Menn / The Washington Post / February 3, 2025
CISA staffers offered deferred resignations, extending broader cybersecurity fears
https://www.vpm.org/npr-news/npr-news/2025-02-06/cisa-staffers-offered-deferred-resignations-extending-broader-cybersecurity-fears
Jenna McLaughlin / NPR / February 6, 2025
DeepSeek’s rise raises data privacy, national security concerns
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5126075-chinese-ai-model-raises-national-security-concerns/
Julia Shapero / The Hill / February 5, 2025
What it takes to keep hackers out of the Super Bowl
https://www.axios.com/2025/02/07/super-bowl-cybersecurity-hackers-cisco
Sam Sabin / Axios / February 7, 2025
Ransomware payments plunge after law enforcement actions
https://www.axios.com/2025/02/07/chainalysis-ransomware-payments-hackers
Sam Sabin / Axios / February 7, 2025
Shadow AI creates new headaches for company IT teams
https://www.axios.com/2025/02/04/shadow-ai-cybersecurity-enterprise-software-deepseek
Sam Sabin / Axios / February 4, 2025
Phishing Tests, the Bane of Work Life, Are Getting Meaner
https://www.wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/phishing-tests-the-bane-of-work-life-are-getting-meaner-76f30173?mod=Searchresults_pos2&page=1
Robert McMillan / The Wall Street Journal / February 7, 2025
Cybersecurity / Technology – International
Baltic nations count final hours to ending electricity ties to Russia
https://apnews.com/article/lithuania-baltics-russia-estonia-latvia-electricity-8a4da3b60cccf0c2fe7746496e941a71
Liudas Dapkus / The Associated Press / February 6, 2025
Disinformation / Misinformation
Russia flooding German social media with ‘fake news’ ahead of elections, says govt
https://tvpworld.com/84951250/russia-flooding-german-social-media-with-fake-news-ahead-of-election
TVP World / February 9, 2025
Trump spreads autism misinformation in RFK Jr. confirmation push
https://www.axios.com/2025/02/04/trumps-autism-rfk-jr-confirmation
Avery Lotz / Axios / February 4, 2025
Claims about USAID funding are spreading online. Many are not based on facts
https://apnews.com/article/usaid-funding-trump-musk-misinformation-c544a5fa1fe788da10ec714f462883d1
Melissa Goldin / The Associated Press / February 7, 2025
Election News — U.S. National and Local
Louisiana – Louisiana starts search for new voting machines
https://www.brproud.com/news/louisiana-news/louisiana-starts-search-for-new-voting-machines/
Shannon Heckt / Louisiana First News / February 6, 2025
Missouri – Broken elevators threaten St. Louis primary as election equipment trapped on 3rd floor
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/politics/broken-elevators-threaten-st-louis-primary-as-election-equipment-trapped-on-3rd-floor/63-05e44535-2e0f-4724-8e7b-c13823c1e881
Mark Maxwell / KSDK / February 6, 2025
Election News — International
Who is Daniel Noboa? The conservative millionaire president seeking reelection in Ecuador
https://apnews.com/article/ecuador-presidential-election-gonzalez-noboa-correa-crime-9a1271f5b5ef724a866684c4ba966c6c
Regina Garcia Cano / The Associated Press / February 9, 2025
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Edited by Jung-hwa Kang, Compiled by Steven Vargas and Shelby Bolen