Election Cybersecurity Round-Up: September 13 – September 19, 2025

Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity

Election Cybersecurity
Georgia’s voting system under scrutiny as lawmakers consider major changes
https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/09/18/georgia-voting-machines-overhaul/
Ty Tagami / RoughDraft Atlanta / September 18, 2025

Senators Demand Answers on Election Security From DNI Gabbard
https://www.meritalk.com/articles/senators-demand-answers-on-election-security-from-dni-gabbard/
Weslan Hansen / MeriTalk / September 18, 2025

Cybersecurity / Technology
Microsoft seizes hundreds of phishing sites tied to massive credential theft operation
https://cyberscoop.com/microsoft-seizes-phishing-sites-raccoono365/
Matt Kapko / CyberScoop / September 16, 2025

Congress puts up last-minute roadblocks for cyber threat info-sharing
https://www.axios.com/2025/09/16/congress-cyber-threat-sharing-cisa
Sam Sabin / Axios / September 16, 2025

Can You Tell the Difference Between a Human Voice and AI? Take Our Quiz
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/deepfake-voice-ai-quiz-99df2e3c?mod=Searchresults&pos=9&page=1
Nicole Nguyen et al. / The Wall Street Journal / September 13, 2025

Cybersecurity / Technology – International
Albania’s prime minister appoints an AI-generated ‘minister’ to tackle corruption
https://apnews.com/article/albania-new-cabinet-parliament-ai-minister-diella-corruption-5e53c5d5973ff0e4c8f009ab3f78f369
Llazar Semini / The Associated Press / September 12, 2025

Disinformation / Misinformation
Foreign disinformation about Charlie Kirk’s killing seeks to widen US divisions
https://apnews.com/article/charlie-kirk-russia-china-disinformation-putin-trump-bce0174644351c70811ae4a847ffa767
David Klepper / The Associated Press / September 17, 2025

Malta conference explores how to build democratic resilience to counter disinformation
https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/malta-conference-explores-how-to-build-democratic-resilience-to-counter-disinformation
Council of Europe / September 17, 2025

Former U.S. ambassador returns to Yale, warns of Russian disinformation
https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2025/09/15/former-u-s-ambassador-returns-to-yale-warns-of-russian-disinformation/
Asher Boiskin and Henry Liu / Yale Daily News / September 15, 2025

Election News — U.S. National and Local
Arkansas – Arkansas Secretary of State announces new voting initiative
https://arkansasadvocate.com/briefs/arkansas-secretary-of-state-announces-new-voting-initiative/
Antoinette Grajeda / The Arkansas Advocate / September 17, 2025

Nebraska – Justice Department asks Nebraska to hand over voter data
https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/justice-department-asks-nebraska-to-hand-over-voter-data/
Jessica Wade / Nebraska Public Media / September 17, 2025

Election News — International
A guide to Malawi’s presidential and parliamentary elections
https://apnews.com/article/malawi-election-crisis-fuel-vote-africa-a938339e405cc33891f7c697865e51cb
The Associated Press / September 16, 2025

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Edited by Jung-hwa Kang, Compiled by Steven Vargas and Shelby Bolen