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USC in the News
2021 Reed award winners
C&E Staff / Campaigns & Elections / May 13, 2021
Election Cybersecurity
Suspected Russia-led cyber campaign targets Germany’s Green party leader
Kate Connolly / The Guardian / May 13, 2021
Cybersecurity / Technology
State Board of Elections executive director resigns after reporting online extortion attempt
Rick Pearson / Chicago Tribune / Apr. 20, 2021
House lawmakers roll out bill to invest $500 million in state and local cybersecurity
Maggie Miller / The HIll / May 12, 2021
Biden signs security-focused executive order meant to accelerate breach reporting, boost software standards
Sean Lyngaas / CyberScoop / May 12, 2021
President Biden signs cybersecurity executive order to boost Federal Defenses against hacks
Dustin Volz / The Wall Street Journal / May 12, 2021
Ransomware attack on D.C. police resumes with more internal files released
Peter Hermann and Dalton Bennett / The Washington Post / May 11, 2021
The Cybersecurity 202: Officials call for greater TSA accountability after Colonial Pipeline cyberattack
Tonya Riley / The Washington Post / May 12, 2021
Ransomware attacks could reach ‘pandemic’ proportions. What to know after the pipeline hack.
Meryl Kornfield and Hannah Knowles / The Washington Post / May 12, 2021
Tech audit of Colonial Pipeline found ‘glaring’ problems
Frank Bajak / The Associated Press / May 12, 2021
Colonial Pipeline sought cyber manager months before hack
Sergio Chapa and Michael Tobin / Bloomberg / May 12, 2021
Colonial pipeline hackers claim breach of 3 more companies
Reuters / May 12, 2021
Beyond Colonial Pipeline, ransomware cyberattacks are a growing threat
Robert McMillan et al. / The Wall Street Journal / May 11, 2021
Pipeline hack spotlights cyber risks to energy systems
Andrew Freedman and Ben Geman / Axios / May 11, 2021
As ransomware proliferates, insuring for it becomes costly and questioned
James Rundle et al. / The Wall Street Journal / May 12, 2021
Why companies and cities are such a juicy target for ransomware
Ina Fried / Axios / May 11, 2021
The ransomware pandemic
Felix Salmon and Ina Fried / Axios / May 11, 2021
Katko probes federal oversight of oil and gas industry cybersecurity
Maggie Miller / The Hill / May 11, 2021
Bill to ban TikTok on U.S. government devices passes committee
Reuters / May 12, 2021
DOD No. 2 issues new ‘Data Decrees’ for military, pushing for better data management
Jackson Barnett / FedScoop / May 11, 2021
USPS considering 30 edge AI applications to automate mail processing
Dave Nyczepir / FedScoop / May 11, 2021
NSF wants to predict and prevent the next pandemic with AI
Dave Nyczepir / FedScoop / May 12, 2021
Cybersecurity / Technology — International
U.K. cyber spies took down 15-times more scams in pandemic
Thomas Seal / Bloomberg / May 10, 2021
UK foreign secretary calls for cooperation on cybersecurity
Mike Fuller / The Associated Press / May 12, 2021
Global cybersecurity leaders say they feel unprepared for attack: report
Maggie Miller / The Hill / May 12, 2021
Italian cyber security firm Yarix claims Glovo data for sale
Daniele Lepido / Bloomberg / May 12, 2021
Suspected Pakistani spies use catfishing, stealthy hacking tools to target Indian defense sector
Sean Lyngaas / CyberScoop / May 13, 2021
Disinformation / Misinformation
Fact check: Census voting data isn’t proof of fraud in 2020 election
Devon Link / USA TODAY / May 12, 2021
‘A perpetual motion machine’: how disinformation drives voting laws
Maggie Astor / The New York Times / May 13, 2021
The GOP quickly responds to Cheney’s ouster by … pushing more conspiracy theories
Aaron Blake / The Washington Post / May 13, 2021
Trump isn’t the only example of the risks posed by ignoring aggressive rhetoric
Philip Bump / The Washington Post / May 13, 2021
The Daily 202: Republicans deny insurrection, McCarthy denies election fraud claims
Olivier Knox / The Washington Post / May 13, 2021
Why lifelong Republican views Arizona’s recount as wrong
Jennifer Medina / The New York Times / May 11, 2021
Michigan Republican wants to register fact-checkers
Anthony Izaguirre and David Eggert / The Associated Press / May 12, 2021
Biden officials testify that white supremacists are greatest domestic security threat
Harper Neidig and Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill / May 12, 2021
Judge dismisses Twitter’s lawsuit against Texas attorney general
John Kruzel / The Hill / May 11, 2021
Inside one network cashing in on vaccine disinformation
Michelle R. Smith and Johnathan Reiss / The Associated Press / May 13, 2021
Facebook is observing a ‘steady growth’ in disinformation-for-hire services
Shannon Vavra / CyberScoop / May 11, 2021
Elections During a Pandemic
NYC mayoral race heats up with 6 weeks to go before primary
Karen Matthews / The Associated Press / May 13, 2021
How a top New York mayoral candidate was caught up in a classic Albany scandal
Erin Durkin / POLITICO / May 12, 2021
Missouri governor drops voter-approved Medicaid expansion
David A. Lieb / The Associated Press / May 13, 2021
1st ballot test of governor’s pandemic powers starts in PA
Marc Levy / The Associated Press / May 13, 2021
Grenell still interested in California recall bid
Tal Axelrod / The Hill / May 12, 2021
Caitlyn Jenner’s bid to be California’s next Governator is falling flat
Andrew Gumbel / The Guardian / May 13, 2021
Dems nominate Baltimore attorney to State Board of Elections
Maryland Matters / News Partner / May 12, 2021
Arizona G.O.P passes law to limit distribution of mail ballots
Jennifer Medina / The New York Times / May 11, 2021
Senate panel deadlocks in vote on sweeping elections bill
Jordan Carney / The Hill / May 11, 2021
Stefanik’s rise and Cheney’s fall mark a new role for GOP women
Michelle Nickerson / The Washington Post / May 13, 2021
Chip Roy weighs a last-minute challenge to Stefanik for House GOP No. 3
Melanie Zanona / POLITICO / May 12, 2021
Pollsters trade group: Biden-Trump surveys most inaccurate in 40 years
Max Greenwood / The Hill / May 13, 2021
Peru’s upcoming presidential election is really a referendum on its troubled constitution
Maxwell A. Cameron and Paolo Sosa-Villagarcia / The Washington Post / May 13, 2021
Political turmoil returns as Nepal suffers worst COVID surge
Binaj Gurubacharya / The Associated Press / May 12, 2021
Lula would beat Bolsonaro in Brazil’s election, poll shows
Andrew Rosati / Bloomberg / May 13, 2021
Voter ID plan is a thinly veiled Tory power grab
Anna Tylor / The Guardian / May 13, 2021