Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
April 12, 2025 – April 18, 2025
Election Cybersecurity
Utah elections have robust cybersecurity but workers stored passwords out in the open, legislative audit finds
https://www.abc4.com/news/politics/inside-utah-politics/utah-elections-cybersecurity-audit/
Lindsay Aerts / abc 4 / April 15, 2025
Cybersecurity / Technology
Countries shore up their digital defenses as global tensions raise the threat of cyberwarfare
https://apnews.com/article/cybersecurity-trump-china-russia-iran-north-korea-9eceaf30ddc984ed482f067db5dee405
David Klepper / The Associated Press / April 14, 2025
Cyber bipartisanship on the brink
https://www.axios.com/2025/04/15/congress-trump-administration-cybersecurity-bipartisanship
Sam Sabin / Axios / April 15, 2025
House investigation into DeepSeek teases out funding, security realities around Chinese AI tool
https://cyberscoop.com/deepseek-house-ccp-committee-report-national-security-data-risks/
Derek B. Johnson / CyberScoop / April 17, 2025
Hertz says some customers’ personal info exposed in breach
https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/5250681-hertz-says-some-customers-personal-info-exposed-in-breach/
Addy Bink / The Hill / April 15, 2025
Cybersecurity / Technology – International
China Accuses U.S. Spy Agency of Winter Games Cyberattacks
https://www.wsj.com/world/china/china-accuses-u-s-spy-agency-of-winter-games-cyberattacks-8125642c?mod=Searchresults_pos17&page=1
Brian Spegele / The Wall Street Journal / April 15, 2025
Disinformation / Misinformation
The State Department closes the office that flags disinformation from Russia, China and Iran
https://apnews.com/article/rubio-disinformation-russia-china-iran-d53d00551a0a57f3114431c624db0b0f
The Associated Press / April 16, 2025
UK police struggled to counter online falsehoods that fueled summer violence, lawmakers say
https://apnews.com/article/uk-children-stabbed-online-misinformation-3e63802d77c8213cfc8226ead86c6100
Jill Lawless / The Associated Press / April 14, 2025
Fake political social media content spikes in Canada ahead of elections
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2540932/fake-political-social-media-content-spikes-in-canada-ahead-of-elections
The Express Tribune / April 19, 2025
AI ‘Impostor’ Voice Scams Are On the Rise. How to Protect Yourself?
https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/tech-news-briefing/ai-impostor-voice-scams-are-on-the-rise-how-to-protect-yourself/23422748-a8f6-418e-b6ec-6bb7f40051aa?mod=Searchresults_pos4&page=1
The Wall Street Journal / April 16, 2025
Election News — U.S. National and Local
Judge expected to rule next week on challenges to Trump’s executive order on elections
https://www.votebeat.org/2025/04/17/trump-executive-order-elections-lawsuit-ruling/
Carrie Levine / votebeat / April 17, 2025
Trump’s order seeks to force states to buy costly new voting machines
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/13/trump-elections-voting-machines-ballots/
Patrick Marley and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / The Washington Post / April 13, 2025
Wisconsin – Wisconsin clerk who failed to count almost 200 ballots resigns amid internal investigation
https://apnews.com/article/madison-city-clerk-resigns-uncounted-ballots-d253c3ef721dece5c21125f73b4ec99d
The Associated Press / April 14, 2025
Election News — International
Romania’s presidential election redo is a high-stakes test of its democracy following annulled vote
https://apnews.com/article/romania-election-presidency-europe-far-right-russia-baf335441276aa88859c010bc04da686
Stephen McGrath and Nicole Dumitrache/ The Associated Press / April 19, 2025
Bulgarian government survives a no-confidence vote over corruption
https://apnews.com/article/bulgaria-parliament-government-confidence-vote-da341004c87a2e9935c580c42e982efa
The Associated Press / April 17, 2025
Upcoming Cybersecurity Events
Cybersecuring Democracy: Strengthening Election Security
USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative / April 23, 2025
Cracks in the Network: Cybersecurity Failures, SALT Typhoon, and U.S. Cyber Leadership
The National Security Institute and the Center for the National Interest / April 23, 2025
AI Talks
AIScoop / April 24, 2025
Edited by Jung-hwa Kang, Compiled by Steven Vargas and Shelby Bolen