Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
Election Cybersecurity
Efforts to secure elections likely to gain ground in Democrat-controlled Congress
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Jan. 12, 2021
Trump lawyers face rebukes over election-fraud claims
Rebecca Davis O’Brien / The Wall Street Journal / Jan. 12, 2021
A Trump-aligned pick for U.S. attorney in Georgia dismissed the president’s claims of election fraud.
Richard Fausset / The New York Times / Jan. 13, 2021
Election results under attack: Here are the facts
Ann Gerhart / The Washington Post / Jan. 14, 2021
Cybersecurity / Technology
SolarWinds hack forces reckoning with supply-chain security
David Uberti and Kim S. Nash / The Wall Street Journal / Jan. 14, 2021
SolarWinds hack followed years of warnings of weak cybersecurity
Alyza Sebenius / Bloomberg / Jan. 13, 2021
Capitol Hill riot crackdown leaves extremists searching for more secure messaging platforms, US intel memo says
Sean Lyngass / CyberScoop / Jan. 14, 2021
FBI aims for stronger cyber strategy as US grapples with SolarWinds fallout
Seann Lyngaas / CyberScoop / Jan. 13, 2021
Biden to restore Homeland Security and cybersecurity aides to senior White House posts
David Sanger / The New York Times / Jan. 13, 2021
Biden proposes big cyber investment | Facebook struggles with ‘Stop the Steal’ content | Google-Fitbit deal consummated
Chris Mills Rodrigo / The Hill / Jan. 14, 2021
The Cybersecurity 202: NSA cyber chief Anne Neuberger is heading to the Biden White House
Tonya Riley / The Washington Post / Jan. 14, 2021
Senior intelligence official says China, Russia targeting COVID-19 vaccine supply chain
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Jan. 12, 2021
Email security firm Mimecast says hackers hijacked its products to spy on customers
Reuters / Jan. 12, 2021
The pandemic isn’t the only thing pushing CIOs to modernize IT
Dave Nyczepir / FedScoop / Jan. 13, 2021
GSA wants to be an ‘end-to-end digital entity’
Dave Nyczepir / FedScoop / Jan. 14, 2021
National AI Initiative Office launched by White House
Dave Nyczepir / FedScoop / Jan. 12, 2021
GAO: Pentagon’s critical technology communication efforts need work
Sara Wilson / FedScoop / Jan. 14, 2021
Open data: A critical tool for police reform and racial equity
Temilola Afolabi and Paul Kuhne / FedScoop / Jan. 14, 2021
WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram and iMessage: choosing a private encrypted chat app
Nicole Nguyen / The Wall Street Journal / Jan. 13, 2021
The alternate reality of fringe apps
Shira Ovide / The New York Times / Jan. 14, 2021
The sudden tech shortage hitting global trade
Alan Crawford / Bloomberg / Jan. 13, 2021
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
Uganda blocks Facebook ahead of contentious election
Abdi Latif Dahir / The New York Times / Jan. 13, 2021
Army patrols, internet shutdown cast pall over Uganda vote
Fred Ojambo / Bloomberg / Jan. 14, 2021
Some data from last month’s cyber attack leaked online, says EU drugs regulator
Reuters / Jan. 12, 2021
WhatsApp scrambles as users in big Indian market fret over privacy
Sankalp Phartiyal / Reuters / Jan. 14, 2021
Iran-linked spies used Christmas as cover for spearphishing, researchers say
Joe Warmisky / CyberScoop / Jan. 14, 2021
Australian cyber abuse laws won’t address Coalition MPs’ concerns about deplatforming
Paul Karp / The Guardian / Jan. 12, 2021
Disinformation / Misinformation
They Used to Post Selfies. Now They’re Trying to Reverse the Election
Stuart A. Thompson and Charlie Warzel / The New York Times / Jan. 14, 2021
The Capitol riot and climate disinformation
John Schwartz / The New York Times / Jan 13, 2021
Over 1,000 brands ran ads alongside election misinformation
Sara Fischer / Axios / Jan. 14, 2021
Facebook Turned on Trump after warnings that ‘business as usual isn’t working’
Jeff Horwitz and Deepa Seetharaman / The Wall Street Journal / Jan. 14, 2021
Why was Parler shut down? Here’s why the social network is offline
Sarah E. Needleman / The Wall Street Journal / Jan. 13, 2021
Explainer: What is Parler and why has it been pulled offline?
Elizabeth Culliford and Munsif Vengattil / Reuters / Jan. 12, 2021
Apple and Google are likely to slow down enforcement again after Capitol riot bans
Gerrit De Vynck et al. / The Washington Post / Jan. 12, 2021
YouTube suspends President Trump’s account
Georgia Wells / The Wall Street Journal / Jan. 13, 2021
YouTube to counter Covid misinformation with new videos
Nico Grant and Mark Bergen / Bloomberg / Jan. 13, 2021
Airbnb canceling reservations in DC during inauguration week | Biden appoints NSA’s Anne Neuberger to key national security position | Google pausing political ads through Jan. 21
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Jan. 13, 2021
Snapchat permanently bans Trump
Matthew Choi / POLITICO / Jan. 13, 2021
Twitter purges QAnon accounts; Facebook targets ‘Stop the Steal’
Joe Warmisnsky / CyberScoop / Jan. 12, 2021
What was Donald Trump’s Twitter?
John Herrman / The New York Times / Jan. 14, 2021
What Trump said to supporters on Jan. 6 before their Capitol riot
The Wall Street Journal / Jan. 12, 2021
Twitter, in widening crackdown, removes over 70,000 QAnon accounts
Kate Conger / The New York Times / Jan. 11, 2021
After barring Trump, Facebook and Twitter face scrutiny about inaction abroad
Adam Satariano / The New York Times / Jan. 14, 2021
Fringe social networks boosted after mob attack
Chris Mills Rodrigo and Rebecca Klar / The Hill / Jan. 12, 2021
Twitter says lock on GOP congresswoman’s account was result of ‘incorrect enforcement action’
John Bowden / The Hill / Jan. 13, 2021
Facebook says it removed record number of disinformation campaigns in December
Reuters / Jan. 12, 2021
Online misinformation that led to Capitol siege is ‘radicalization,’ say researchers
Elizabeth Culliford / Reuters / Jan. 12, 2021
Fact check: Alexandria Ocasio Cortez ‘conservative traitors’ tweet is fabricated
Reuters / Jan. 14, 2021
Fact check: NPR Jan. 6 article headline does not prove storming of the Capitol was staged
Reuters / Jan. 14, 2021
Facebook to remove content with “stop the steal” phrase
Reuters / Jan. 11, 2021
Google launches $3 million fund to fight vaccine misinformation
Reuters / Jan. 12, 2021
Doctors demand government call out medical misinformation after acting PM says ‘facts are contentious’
Melissa Davey / The Guardian / Jan. 12, 2021
South Korean AI chatbot pulled from Facebook after hate speech towards minorities
Justin McCurry / The Guardian / Jan. 13, 2021
USC Annenberg Study and Livestream: Polarization of America Will Likely Increase Despite Calls for National Unity
Business Wire / Jan. 14, 2021
Elections During a Pandemic
Letlow’s widow enters race for Louisiana congressional seat
Melinda Deslatte / The Associated Press / Jan. 14, 2021
Andrew Yang joins race for New York City Mayor
Katie Honan / The Wall Street Journal / Jan. 13, 2021
New Jersey Governor proposes Covid relief for renters, early in-person voting
Joseph De Avila / The Wall Street Journal / Jan. 12, 2021
Harrison selected as Biden’s DNC chair
Holly Otterbein / POLITICO / Jan. 14, 2021
Readers’ election-fraud questions—answered
Alexa Corse / The Wall Street Journal / Jan. 13, 2021