Security News

Domain 'Typosquatting' Hits 2020 US Elections
2019-10-18 14:48

Report Finds 550 Fraudulent Election Domains Connected to Presidential RaceDigital Shadows researchers have found at least 550 fraudulent domains aimed at users who accidentally mistype the URL...

Hundreds of Fake Election Domains Target Democrats, Republicans
2019-10-16 11:02

Threat intelligence company Digital Shadows has uncovered over 550 fake domains attempting to mimic websites related to the 2020 presidential election in the United States. The company’s...

Preventing Election Interference: New Recommendations
2019-10-10 09:04

Senate Intel Committee Calls for Congress, White House and Social Media Firms to Take ActionTo counter efforts to interfere in the 2020 presidential election, the Senate Intelligence Committee...

Preventing Election Meddling: New Recommendations
2019-10-09 17:48

Senate Intel Committee Calls for Congress, White House and Social Media Firms to Take ActionTo counter efforts to interfere in the 2020 presidential election, the Senate Intelligence Committee...

California Bans Deepfakes in Elections, Porn
2019-10-07 20:33

A pair of laws provides recourse for victims of deepfake technology.

FireEye’s election security public resource helps governments enforce free and fair elections
2019-10-03 02:30

FireEye, the intelligence-led security company, announced a free new election security public resource to include the latest cyber security recommendations and informational materials to help...

Iranian Official Denies Plans to Interfere With US Election
2019-10-02 06:27

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is denying his country would interfere with the upcoming U.S. presidential election and says his government doesn’t have a preference in the race. read more

FBI Reviewed Cybersecurity Firm's Evidence in 2016 DNC Election Hack
2019-09-27 07:31

CLAIM: The FBI only relied on the word of a cybersecurity firm, CrowdStrike, to determine that Russia hacked the emails of the Democratic National Committee. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. CrowdStrike...

Digital Threats Multiply Ahead of 2020 US Elections
2019-09-23 10:23

It could be a manipulated video embarrassing a candidate. Or a computer voting system locked by ransomware. Or doubts about electronic voting machines with no paper backups. read more

Key Senate Panel Approves $250 Million for Election Security
2019-09-20 04:38

A key Senate panel on Thursday approved $250 million to help states beef up their election systems, freeing up the money after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell came under criticism from...