Daily Articles Related to Election Cybersecurity
USC in the News
Cyberattacks are a real threat. Here’s a chance to learn more.
David Farmer / Bangor Daily News / June 24, 2020
Election Cybersecurity
Securing voter registration databases takes on added importance in pandemic, DHS official says
Sean Lyngaas / Cyberscoop / June 24, 2020
The Cybersecurity 202: Here’s why all election officials should pay attention to Kentucky’s primary
Joseph Marks and Tonya Riley / The Washington Post / June 24, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology
Ransomware operators now threaten to publish stolen data in extortion demands
Shannon Vavra / Cyberscoop / June 24, 2020
House investigating company selling phone location data to government agencies
Byron Tau / The Wall Street Journal / June 24, 2020
Senators propose reform to key U.S. tech liability shield
Nandita Bose and David Shepardson / Reuters / June 24, 2020
FBI alerts on ransomware threat to schools
Tim Starks / POLITICO / June 24, 2020
Google to limit how long it hangs on to some data
Ina Fried / Axios / June 24, 2020
Latest bill on tech shield pushes for transparency in moderation
Margaret Harding McGill / Axios / June 24, 2020
Experts urge ban on Minority Report-style police technology to ‘predict crime’
Michael Cogley / The Telegraph / June 24, 2020
New ransomware masquerades as COVID-19 contact-tracing app on your Android device
Charlie Osborne and Zero Day / ZDNet / June 24, 2020
How COVID-19 pave way to the rise of a contactless future?
Preetipadma / Analytics Insight / June 24, 2020
Why the FBI’s cyber attachés are so valuable
Frank Cilluffo and Val Cofield / Cyberscoop/ June 24, 2020
US cyber officials try to channel Liam Neeson responding to coronavirus threats
Sean Lyngaas / Cyberscoop / June 24, 2020
Exclusive: Trump administration says Huawei, Hikvision backed by Chinese military – document
Alexandra Alper and Idrees Ali / Reuters / June 24, 2020
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
European authorities aim to make national coronavirus apps work across borders
Catherine Stupp / The Wall Street Journal / June 24, 2020
China’s cyber watchdog punishes livestreaming sites for ‘low taste’
Pei Li and Simon Cameron-Moore / Reuters / June 22, 2020
Facebook ordered to stop harvesting user data by Germany’s top court
Orion Rummler / Axios / June 23, 2020
Moroccan police summon journalist days after Israeli spyware allegations
Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian / June 24, 2020
Contact-tracing apps: Apple dictating policies to nations won’t help its EU anti-trust probe
Greig Paul / The Conversation / June 24, 2020
Why we need to know more about the UK government’s COVID-19 data project – and the companies working on it
Eerke Boiten / The Conversation / June 24, 2020
Hackers are still running coronavirus-related campaigns, Crowdstrike warns
Shannon Vavra / Cyberscoop / June 24, 2020
Disinformation / Misinformation
The Technology 202: Facebook struggles to keep violent ‘boogaloo’ content off its platform
Tonya Riley / The Washington Post / June 24, 2020
Facebook boycott gains momentum
Chris Mills Rodrigo / The Hill / June 24, 2020
A House divided on disinformation and political speech
Alexandra S. Levine / POLITICO / June 24, 2020
How fake accounts constantly manipulate what you see on social media – and what you can do about it
Jeanna Matthews / The Conversation / June 24, 2020
Twitter permanently suspends account that created doctored video tweeted by Trump
Maria Ponnezhath / Reuters / June 24, 2020
Fact check: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did not tweet that governors should keep businesses closed to prevent Trump’s re-election
Reuters / June 24, 2020
Fact check: Posts comparing Biden and Trump campaign events use old photograph for latter
Reuters / June 24, 2020
Elections During a Pandemic
Election results are delayed again. Get used to it.
Nicholas Riccardi and Stephen Ohlemacher / The Associated Press / June 24, 2020
Congressional Testimony: The Impact of COVID-19 on Voting Rights and Election Administration
Lawrence Norden / Brennan Center for Justice / June 23, 2020
Democrats confirm plans for nearly all-virtual convention
Bill Barrow / Associated Press / June 24, 2020
Primary voters in New York and Kentucky turn out despite pandemic
Erin Durkin and Zack Montellaro / POLITICO / June 23, 2020
Tennessee high court keeps expansion amid appeal
Jonathan Mattise / The Associated Press / June 24, 2020