Latest Election news

DDoS attacks target EU political parties as elections begin

Hacktivists are conducting DDoS attacks on European political parties that represent and promote strategies opposing their interests, according to a report by Cloudflare.
- Bill Toulas
- June 08, 2024
- 10:12 AM
- 3
UK gov keeps repeating its voter registration website is NOT a scam

Every year local government bodies or councils across Britain contact residents, asking them to update their voter details on the electoral register if these have changed. To do so, residents are asked to visit HouseholdResponse.com, a domain that looks anything but official and has often confused people, who mistake it for a scam.
- Ax Sharma
- August 13, 2023
- 07:07 AM
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FBI warns of disinformation threats before 2022 midterm elections

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned today of foreign influence operations that might spread disinformation to affect the results of this year's midterm elections.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 06, 2022
- 05:35 PM
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FBI: Cyberattacks targeting election systems unlikely to affect results

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in a public service announcement says that cyber activity attempting to compromise election infrastructure is unlikely to cause a massive disruption or prevent voting.
- Bill Toulas
- October 05, 2022
- 05:49 PM
- 2
FBI warns election officials of credential phishing attacks

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned US election officials on Tuesday of an ongoing and widespread phishing campaign trying to steal their credentials since at least October 2021.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 29, 2022
- 12:52 PM
- 0
US sanctions cryptocurrency addresses linked to Russian cyberactivities

The US government sanctioned this week twenty-eight cryptocurrency addresses allegedly associated with entities or individuals linked to Russian cyberattacks or election interference.
- Lawrence Abrams
- April 18, 2021
- 12:07 PM
- 1
FBI: Iran behind pro-Trump ‘enemies of the people’ doxing site

Iranian cyber actors are likely behind a campaign that encouraged deadly violence against U.S. state officials certifying the 2020 election results.
- Ionut Ilascu
- December 23, 2020
- 06:34 PM
- 10
Trump fires DHS cybersecurity director Chris Krebs

President Trump has fired Chris Krebs, Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), after Krebs disputed claims that the U.S. 2020 Presidential Election was insecure and fraudulent.
- Lawrence Abrams
- November 17, 2020
- 10:51 PM
- 4
US govt: Iran behind fake Proud Boys voter intimidation emails

The US govt has stated that Iran is behind threatening emails sent to Democratic voters warning that they must vote for Trump or face consequences.
- Lawrence Abrams
- October 21, 2020
- 08:41 PM
- 1
FBI warns of disinformation campaigns about hacked voter systems

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) today issued a joint public service announcement about the threat of disinformation campaigns targeting the 2020 US election season.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 28, 2020
- 02:19 PM
- 0
US 2020 Presidential apps riddled with tracking and security flaws

Vote Joe app is the official app designed for engaging voters as a part of the Biden 2020 Presidential campaign. The app's API was found to be leaking data on a voter's political affiliations as predicted by Target Smart .
- Ax Sharma
- September 17, 2020
- 10:12 AM
- 1
Microsoft: State-backed hackers are targeting the 2020 US elections

Nation state-sponsored hacking groups operating from Russia, China, and Iran are targeting organizations and individuals involved in this year's U.S. presidential election according to Microsoft.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 10, 2020
- 04:48 PM
- 3
US shares info on election interference tied to Russia, China, Iran

The Director of the U.S. National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) today shared information on ongoing election influence efforts linked to Russia, China, and Iran, before the 2020 U.S. elections.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- August 07, 2020
- 04:04 PM
- 3
FBI to Warn State Officials of Election Infrastructure Cyber Threats

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) today announced a change in policy requiring the timely notification of state officials of potential cyber threats to election infrastructure.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 16, 2020
- 06:01 PM
- 0
FBI Updates Initiative to Protect U.S. Elections from Cyberattacks

FBI has updated and expanded the resources and tools designed to help political campaigns, private businesses, and individuals to better understand and mitigate risks posed by foreign entities' cyber intrusions and disinformation efforts during the 2020 U.S. election season.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 23, 2019
- 04:23 PM
- 0
Windows 7 Voting Systems to Get Free Security Updates Through 2020 Elections

Microsoft announced today that they will be providing free extended security updates for Windows 7 machines that are part of a federally certified voting system.
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 20, 2019
- 02:03 PM
- 0
DHS Says Foreign Meddling Is Divisive As Pineapple on Pizza

The effects of successful misinformation or disinformation campaigns from foreign state actors can be as divisive as disagreements on pineapple making a good pizza topping or not.
- Ionut Ilascu
- July 26, 2019
- 08:01 AM
- 1
Most 2020 Presidential Campaign Not Using Proper Email Security

2020 U.S. presidential campaigns are not using proper email security according to research from Californian-based email threat protection firm Agari.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 12, 2019
- 11:06 AM
- 0
EU States Test and Strengthen Readiness for Election Cyber Threats

EU member states tested their crisis plans and response to potential EU elections cybersecurity incidents during an exercise organized today in collaboration with the European Parliament, the European Commission, and the EU Agency for cybersecurity (ENISA).
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 05, 2019
- 01:34 PM
- 0
Hacking is the Lesser Evil for the U.S. Midterm Elections

The security of today's midterm elections in the US depend in part on the integrity of the electronic voting machines and the thwarting of foreign influence campaigns. As cyber attacks are expected, several government agencies have joined forces to combat influence efforts and help state and local officials secure the election.
- Ionut Ilascu
- November 06, 2018
- 10:20 AM
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