Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
February 22, 2025 – February 28, 2025
Election Cybersecurity
Arizona’s AI election security group pushes for learning lab, more cyber defense
https://statescoop.com/arizona-election-security-ai-adrian-fontes-2025/
Colin Wood / StateScoop / February 27, 2025
City secures machines for local elections
https://neshobademocrat.com/stories/city-secures-machines-for-local-elections,148249
Jace Henderson / The Neshoba Democrat / February 26, 2025
Election systems feared to be vulnerable as Trump administration cuts workers tasked with security
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-firings-election-systems/
Nicole Sganga / CBS News / February 25, 2025
Cybersecurity / Technology
CISA’s AI cybersecurity playbook calls for greater collaboration, but trust is key to successful execution
https://cyberscoop.com/ai-cybersecurity-jcdc-playbook-op-ed/
Sam Kinch / CyberScoop / February 26, 2025
Potential cuts at AI Safety Institute stoke concerns in tech industry
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5161687-potential-cuts-at-ai-safety-institute-stoke-concerns-in-tech-industry/
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill / February 25, 2025
Army soldier linked to Snowflake attack spree allegedly tried to sell data to foreign spies
https://cyberscoop.com/army-soldier-alleged-cybercriminal-foreign-spies/
Matt Kapko / CyberScoop / February 27, 2025
Threat actors are increasingly trying to grind business to a halt
https://cyberscoop.com/cyberattacks-business-disruption-2025-unit-42-palo-alto-networks/
Matt Kapko / CyberScoop / February 25, 2025
What defenders are learning from Black Basta’s leaked chat logs
https://cyberscoop.com/black-basta-internal-chat-leak/
Matt Kapko / CyberScoop / February 24, 2025
Meta apologizes for ‘error’ that resulted in violent content flooding Instagram feeds
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5166899-meta-apologizes-for-error-that-resulted-in-violent-content-flooding-instagram-feeds/
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill / February 27, 2025
Cybersecurity / Technology – International
Microsoft IDs developers behind alleged generative AI hacking-for-hire scheme
https://cyberscoop.com/microsoft-generative-ai-azure-hacking-for-hire-amended-complaint/
Derek B. Johnson / CyberScoop / February 27, 2025
FBI accuses North Korean-backed hackers of stealing $1.5 billion in crypto from Dubai-based firm
https://apnews.com/article/bybit-exchange-crypto-hack-north-korea-7c8335c1397261554138090c2c38f457
Jon Gambrell / The Associated Press / February 27, 2025
Disinformation / Misinformation
Germany Faces Election Disinformation Surge, Russia Suspected
https://techstory.in/germany-faces-election-disinformation-surge-russia-suspected/
Harikrishnan A / TechStory / February 25, 2025
Fact-check: Trump relies on falsehoods when pushing voting changes in speech to governors
https://www.politifact.com/article/2025/feb/26/fact-check-trump-relies-on-falsehoods-when-pushing/
Amy Sherman / PolitiFact / February 26, 2025
Fake Video of Trump and Musk Appears on TVs at Housing Agency
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/us/politics/musk-trump-toes-video.html?searchResultPosition=2
Christopher Flavelle et al. / The NEw York Times / February 24, 2025
Election News — U.S. National and Local
Secretaries of state ask DHS to retain essential election security services
https://statescoop.com/secretaries-of-state-ask-dhs-to-retain-essential-election-security-services/
Colin Wood / StateScoop / February 24, 2025
Arizona – In Arizona’s Maricopa County, a public ‘battle’ for control of elections
https://www.votebeat.org/arizona/2025/02/27/maricopa-county-elections-officials-power-struggle-justin-heap-thomas-galvin/
Jen Fifield – VoteBeat / February 27, 2025
North Carolina – Board of Elections to upgrade software
https://www.clintonnc.com/news/103862/board-of-elections-to-upgrade-software
Chuck Thompson / The Sampson Independent / February 24, 2025
Election News — International
Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters hold rally ahead of Romania’s election rerun
https://apnews.com/article/romania-protest-elections-georgescu-europe-05444cb67c249bac7c3596f4ebc51ba5
The Associated Press / March 1, 2025
Gov Identity Summit 2025
Okta / March 3, 2025
AI in the New Administration
NextGov/ FCW / March 19, 2025
Public Sector Summit 25
Elastic / March 19, 2025
Edited by Jung-hwa Kang, Compiled by Steven Vargas and Shelby Bolen