Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity

Election Cybersecurity
U.S. officials: no sign of foreign targeting of mail-in vote
Eric Tucker and Christina A. Cassidy / The Associated Press / Aug. 26, 2020
DNC warns campaign staffers of dating app security concerns: report
Maggie Miller / The Hill / Aug. 27, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
Musk confirms Tesla Nevada factory was target of “serious” cyberattack
Barghav Acharya / Reuters / Aug. 27, 2020
The CMMC’s first group of cybersecurity assessors is ready to train
Jackson Barnett / FedScoop / Aug. 27, 2020
Pandemic giving ransomware ‘greater attack surface’ as tactics shift, ex-FBI agent says
Benjamin Freed / StateScoop / Aug. 27, 2020
Wired: Space Force. Tired: Cyber Command?
Martin Matishak / POLITICO / Aug. 27, 2020
‘Fortnite’ fans are pushed to choose sides in Epic’s legal spat with Apple, Google
Sarah E. Needleman / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 27, 2020
Is TikTok getting banned in the U.S.? Not if Microsoft and Walmart (or a rival bidder) win out
Bowdeya Tweh and Euirim Choi / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 27, 2020
Facebook and Google used to be the future of news. But now media companies need more strings to their bow
James Meese and Edward Hurcombe / The Conversation / Aug. 27, 2020
Sensitive data and mobile apps: Practices that potentially exploit user data
Analytics Insight / Aug. 27, 2020
How is machine learning being developed to prevent phishing attacks
Preetipadma / Analytics Insight / Aug. 27, 2020
World-wide AI spending expected to double in next four years
John McCormick / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 27, 2020
How tech can help hurricane season response
Phil Goldstein / StateTech Magazine / Aug. 27, 2020
‘I’m extremely nervous’: US grapples with in person or virtual classes
Lauren Aratani / The Guardian / Aug. 27, 2020
Ohio State launches app to connect blind students with remote helpers
Betsy Foresman / EdScoop / Aug. 27, 2020
Trump campaign proposes ‘national’ 5G
John Hendel / POLITICO / Aug. 27, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
Iranian hackers impersonate journalists to set up WhatsApp calls and gain victims’ trust
Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet / Aug. 27, 2020
New Zealand’s stock exchange not to reopen on Thursday after cyber attacks
Nikhil Kurian Nainan and Shailesh Kuber / Reuters / Aug. 27, 2020
Meet China’s political convention watchers
David Wertime / POLITICO / Aug. 27, 2020
TikTok’s founder wonders what hit him
Liza Lin and Eva Xiao / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 27, 2020
Google lobbying Labor and crossbench to oppose ACCC news media code
Christopher Knaus / The Guardian / Aug. 27, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
Robocall targets battleground states with falsehoods about mail-in voting
Meryl Kornfield / The Washington Post / Aug. 27, 2020
Michigan catches robocall spreading disinformation about voting by mail
Benjamin Freed / StateScoop / Aug. 27, 2020
Misinformation, police mistrust stir unrest in Minneapolis
Amy Forliti and Jeff Baenen / The Associated Press / Aug. 27, 2020
Minneapolis police chief texted activist suicide footage to quell violence
Julie Wernau / The Wall Street Journal / Aug. 27, 2020
Misinformation: tech companies are removing ‘harmful’ coronavirus content – but who decides what that means?
Stephanie Alice Baker / The Conversation / Aug. 27, 2020
QUT develops algorithm aiming to block misogyny from Twitter
Asha Barbaschow / ZDNet / Aug. 27, 2020
Voting rights groups sue Trump over executive order targeting social media companies
Justin Wise / The Hill / Aug. 27, 2020
Fact check: No evidence to suggest text scam is linked to sex trafficking
Reuters Fact Check Team / Reuters / Aug. 27, 2020
Fact check: Patriotic graphics and American flag designs did feature at Democratic debates
Reuters Fact Check Team / Reuters / Aug. 27, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
Voting rights groups ask U.S. judge to require more ballot drop boxes in Ohio
Jarrett Renshaw / Reuters / Aug. 27, 2020
Judge voids 50,00 absentee ballot requests in Iowa county
Ryan J. Foley / The Associated Press / Aug. 27, 2020
Michigan official slams racial ‘stereotypes’ in mail-voting robocalls
Jason Lange and Richard Chang / Reuters / Aug. 27, 2020
Navajo Nation files lawsuit seeking to ease Arizona’s vote-by-mail deadline
Harper Neidig / The Hill / Aug. 27, 2020
Postmaster General Vows To Election Officials He’ll Treat Ballots ‘Like Gold’
Miles Parks / National Public Radio / Aug. 27, 2020
Could it be Bush v. Gore all over again?
Linda Greenhouse / The New York Times / Aug. 27, 2020
The pandemic has curbed new voter registrations, but a study suggests a rare glimpse of hope.
Michael Wines / The New York Times / Aug. 27, 2020