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Mueller Reconfirms Russian Election Interference Campaign
2019-05-30 12:33

But Special Counsel Hands Question of Any Trump Criminality to CongressAnyone looking for clarity on whether Special Counsel Robert Mueller believes President Trump is innocent of committing any...

Research Shows Twitter Manipulation in Weeks Before EU Elections
2019-05-28 16:15

This is an age of large scale political social engineering through social media, both by advertising and the presentation of misleading data. International social engineering became frontpage news...

US Officials Say Foreign Election Hacking Is Inevitable
2019-05-24 04:52

The hacking of U.S. election systems, including by foreign adversaries, is inevitable, and the real challenge is ensuring the country is resilient enough to withstand catastrophic problems from...

Microsoft Launches New Solutions to Protect Elections From Hacking
2019-05-07 17:09

In an effort to make voting more secure and protect political parties and campaigns from cyberattacks, Microsoft this week added new solutions to its previously announced Defending Democracy...

Bad actors increasingly spreading misinformation via social media ahead of EU elections
2019-05-07 09:59

Bad actors are amplifying misinformation content directed at EU member states to shape public perception, a report by SafeGuard Cyber reveals. The report provides evidence and detail into how...

Facebook to Fund Research on Social Media Impact on Elections
2019-04-29 15:21

Facebook announced Monday its first research grants to academics studying the impact of social media on elections, part of an effort to prevent manipulation of social platforms. read more

Feds say Russian 2016 election meddling spanned all US states
2019-04-12 11:33

A multi-agency report has strengthened claims that Russia meddled with election systems in all 50 US states during the last presidential race.

Shock revelation as massive American presidential election hack confirmed
2019-04-10 01:30

The student election at Berkeley High School. What did you think we were talking about? A student government election in California has taken a bizarre turn after one of the candidates admitted to...

Leap in Cyber Attacks Against Elections in OECD Countries: Canada
2019-04-08 21:23

Cyber attackers targeted half the member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development that held national elections in 2018, the agency that monitors Canada's telecoms...