Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
August 2, 2025 – August 8, 2025
Election Cybersecurity
Less staff, even less trust: Some states say they can’t rely on Trump’s DHS for election security
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/less-staff-even-less-trust-states-say-cant-rely-trumps-dhs-election-se-rcna220855
Kevin Collier / NBC News / August 1, 2025
Díaz and Richer: Iranian hack on Arizona election website didn’t need to get political. But it did
https://www.kjzz.org/the-show/2025-08-04/diaz-and-richer-iranian-hack-on-arizona-election-website-didnt-need-to-get-political-but-it-did
Lauren Gilger / KJZZ / August 4, 2025
Cybersecurity / Technology
Pentagon Snub Rattles Cybersecurity Conference Circuit
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pentagon-snub-rattles-cybersecurity-conference-circuit-f912d1d9
Angus Loten / The Wall Street Journal / August 3, 2025
Arizona’s top election official pitches benefits of AI, not just risks
https://stateline.org/2025/08/06/arizonas-top-election-official-pitches-benefits-of-ai-not-just-risks/
Jonathan Shorman / Stateline / August 6, 2025
Cartels may be able to target witnesses after major court hack
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/08/federal-court-hack-cartels-00500391
John Sakellariadis and Josh Gerstein / POLITICO / August 8, 2025
Nigerian accused of hacking tax preparation businesses extradited to US
https://cyberscoop.com/nigerian-extradited-charged-tax-refund-fraud/
Matt Kapko / CyberScoop / August 6, 2025
Colorado governor calls special session, urging lawmakers to delay AI law
https://statescoop.com/colorado-governor-calls-special-session-urging-lawmakers-delay-ai-law/
Sophia Fox-Sowell / StateScoop / August §, 2025
Federal court filing system hit with ‘sophisticated and persistent’ cyberattacks, prompting security upgrades
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5441522-federal-courts-cyberattacks-security/
Ella Lee / The Hill / August 7, 2025
Microsoft unveils AI agent that can autonomously detect malware
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/05/microsoft-ai-agent-malware-detection
Sam Sabin / Axios / August 5, 2025
Beijing’s hackers are playing the long game
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/02/china-usa-cyberattacks-microsoft-sharepoint
Sam Sabin / Axios / August 2, 2025
Online Cybersecurity Degrees
https://onlinecybersecuritydegree.org/
Cybersecurity / Technology – International
‘Highly evasive’ Vietnamese-speaking hackers stealing data from thousands of victims in 62+ nations
https://cyberscoop.com/highly-evasive-vietnamese-speaking-hackers-stealing-data-from-thousands-of-victims-in-62-nations/
Tim Starks / CyberScoop / August 4, 2025
Details emerge on BlackSuit ransomware takedown
https://cyberscoop.com/blacksuit-ransomware-takedown/
Matt Kapko / CyberScoop / August 4, 2025
Disinformation / Misinformation
Council staff told how to address fake news online
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c80dpd00r4eo
Nic Marko / BBC / August 9, 2025
Feeding Misinformation: Why Food Literacy Is A Risk and A Solution
https://www.forbes.com/sites/feliciajackson/2025/08/07/feeding-misinformation-why-food-literacy-is-a-risk-and-a-solution/
Felicia Jackson / Forbes / August 7, 2025
The world nearly beat polio. But fake records, misinformation and missteps aided its comeback
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/the-world-nearly-beat-polio-but-fake-records-misinformation-and-missteps-aided-its-comeback
Maria Cheng and Riazat Butt / PBS / August 5, 2025
Election News — U.S. National and Local
The Justice Department seeks voter and election information from at least 19 states, AP finds
https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-election-officials-voting-trump-a04b1522bed0cb6bbc286e25b139701f
Ali Swenson and Gary Fields / The Associated Press / August 3, 2025
Supreme Court signals it may rule on law protecting power of minority voters
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/02/supreme-court-louisiana-voting-rights-act/
Justin Jouvenal / The Washington Post / August 2, 2025
Georgia – Judge rules officials in Georgia’s Fulton County must appoint rejected Republicans to election board
https://apnews.com/article/georgia-election-board-fulton-county-2eed7af3bbc1e86aa4821d13389287c9
Kate Brumback / The Associated Press / August 6, 2025
Election News — International
Egyptians begin voting in a Senate election with looming concerns over economy
https://apnews.com/article/egypt-senate-election-voting-9ad91a70b5c6249c70545f2c2e20f916
Fatma Khaled and Mohamed Wagdy / The Associated Press / August 4, 2025
Upcoming Cybersecurity Events
Digital Government Summit
FedScoop / August 19, 2025
Google Cloud Security Summit
Google / August 19, 2025
Embracing Competition in the Changing Broadband and Video Marketplace
https://itif.org/events/register/?id=13cfd222-f7e6-41f1-9342-d0736b4204ed
ITIF / August 26, 2025
NCSA WEBCAST: Tactile Cybersecurity: Why Physical Devices Still Matter in a Digital World
National Cyberwatch Center / August 28, 2025
AI & TECH FOR GOVERNMENT: Innovation In Action
FedScoop / September 9, 2025
Edited by Jung-hwa Kang, Compiled by Steven Vargas and Shelby Bolen