Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
Election Cybersecurity
UK says Russia tried to meddle in election by leaking U.S. trade documents
Guy Faulconbridge / Reuters / July 16, 2020
What the Twitter hack revealed: an election system teeming with risks
David E. Sanger / The New York Times / July 16, 2020
The Cybersecurity 202: Twitter breach is another warning shot for election security
Joseph Marks and Tonya Riley / The Washington Post / July 16, 2020
Q&A: How Oregon Is Preparing to Secure the November Election
Phil Goldstein / StateTech Magazine / July 16, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
FBI investigates Twitter hack amid broader concerns about platform’s security
Robert McMillan and Dustin Volz / The Wall Street Journal / July 16, 2020
Twitter struggles to unpack a hack within its walls
Mike Isaac / The New York Times / July 16, 2020
Twitter stepped up search to fill top security job ahead of hack
Joseph Menn et al. / Reuters / July 16, 2020
Before hack tore through Twitter, online forum offered accounts for sale
Raphael Satter and Joseph Menn / Reuters / July 16, 2020
The scariest thing about the latest Twitter hack? We don’t know how often it happens
Alex Hern / The Guardian / July 16, 2020
The Twitter hack targeted the rich and famous. But we all lose if trusted accounts can be hijacked
Kobi Leins / The Conversation / July 16, 2020
Twitter outage affected National Weather Service office during a tornado warning
Matthew Cappucci and Andrew Freedman / The Washington Post / July 16, 2020
Why hackers use Bitcoin and why it is so difficult to trace
Paul Vigna and Caitlin Ostroff / The Wall Street Journal / July 16, 2020
Congress backs push for national cyber czar
Maggie Miller / The Hill / July 16, 2020
Here’s another virus terrorising businesses and causing havoc: ransomware
Gene Marks / The Guardian / July 16, 2020
Mac users trying to trade cryptocurrencies targeted by Gmera Trojan operators
Charlie Osborne / ZDNet / July 16, 2020
Bazar backdoor linked to Trickbot banking Trojan campaigns
Charlie Osborne / ZDNet / July 16, 2020
New BlackRock Android malware can steal passwords and card data from 337 apps
Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet / July 16, 2020
Ransomware criminals are targeting US universities
Nir Kshetri / The Conversation / July 16, 2020
TikTok could break away from Chinese parent to avoid ban, says Trump adviser
Agence France-Presse / The Guardian / July 16, 2020
Colorado State University Global launches online bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity
Betsy Foresman / EdScoop / July 16, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
U.S., Britain and Canada say Russian cyberspies are trying to steal coronavirus vaccine research
William Booth et al. / The Washington Post / July 16, 2020
How Russia’s Cozy Bear hunted for coronavirus vaccine secrets
Robert Mendick, Bill Gardner, James Cook, and Nataliya Vasilyeva / The Telegraph / July 16, 2020
Russian hack alert shows scale of health care’s cybersecurity challenge
James Rundle / The Wall Street Journal / July 16, 2020
Kremlin rejects Western allegations Russia tried to steal COVID-19 vaccine data
Gabrielle Tetrault-Farber and Andrew Osborn / Reuters / July 16, 2020
Iran-linked hackers steal sensitive data from US Navy member, researchers say
Sean Lyngaas / CyberScoop / July 16, 2020
Iranian cyberspies leave training videos exposed online
Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet / July 16, 2020
Covid hospital robots ‘could be hacked for cyber-terrorism’
James Badcock / The Telegraph / July 16, 2020
Top EU court ditches transatlantic data transfer deal
Foo Yun Chee and Marine Strauss / Reuters / July 15, 2020
Asia should beware rise of racism fuelled by emerging technologies, UN report says
John Power / South China Morning Post / July 16, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
Facebook to label posts about voting from presidential candidates
Sara Fischer / Axios / July 16, 2020
“Outright Lies”: Voting Misinformation Flourishes on Facebook
Ryan McCarthy / Electionland / July 16, 2020
Border agency fires 4 for secret Facebook groups with violent, bigoted posts
Molly O’Toole / Los Angeles Times / July 16, 2020
Is Facebook Caving on Political Ads?
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy / Brennan Center for Justice / July 15, 2020
Twitter “blacklists” lead the company into another Trump supporter conspiracy
Emanuel Maiberg / VICE Media / July 16, 2020
Can an accuracy “nudge” help prevent people from sharing misinformation?
Susan Benkelman / Poynter / July 16, 2020
How you can fight Russia’s plans to troll Americans during the 2020 campaign
Marek N. Posard et al. / The Seattle Times / July 16, 2020
A debate over 5G shows how misinformation has made its way to the highest levels of government
Michael Jensen / Nieman Lab / July 14, 2020
Fact check: ‘No pandemic’ claim attributed to UK hospital consultant is false
Reuters Fact Check Team / Reuters / July 16, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
Tens of thousands of mail ballots have been tossed out in this year’s primaries. What will happen in November?
Elise Viebeck and Michelle Ye Hee Lee / The Washington Post / July 16, 2020
Research on voting by mail says it’s safe – from fraud and disease
Edie Goldenberg / The Conversation / July 16, 2020
Mail delays likely as new postal boss pushes cost-cutting
Associated Press / Los Angeles Times / July 16, 2020
Maine to use tanked voting for president after repeal fails
The Associated Press / July 16, 2020
Republicans to limit national convention attendance in Florida amid coronavirus spike
Jarrett Renshaw / Reuters / July 16, 2020
How do you campaign during a pandemic? By playing guitar badly and cooking on Facebook Live.
Christina Sterbenz / VICE Media / July 16, 2020