Security News

Foreign Interference in Canadian Election 'Very Likely', Says Minister
2019-04-05 14:25

Canada's foreign minister warned Friday that outside interference in the country's upcoming parliamentary election was "very likely". "We are very concerned. Our judgement is that interference is...

No dice, comrade! Senate floats Russia-busting election law
2019-04-05 01:01

Proposed bill would bring immediate sanctions for tampering with democracy The US Senate is mulling a bill that would call for sanctions on any country caught trying to hack or influence American...

Can Cyber Policy Protect the 2020 Elections?
2019-03-29 09:48

The ISMG Security Report features Chris Painter, commissioner of the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace, discussing cybersecurity policy for the 2020 U.S. elections. Plus, an update...

Russian Hackers Target European Governments Ahead of Elections: FireEye
2019-03-22 17:08

Hackers believed to be sponsored by the Russian government are targeting European governments for cyber-espionage purposes ahead of the upcoming European elections, FireEye reports.  read more

Ukraine Ready to Take on Russian Election Hackers
2019-03-18 06:41

At the headquarters of Ukraine's SBU security service more than a dozen local and Western security experts watch a simulated foreign cyber attack on several big screens ahead of this month's...

Revisiting Election Security Threats
2019-03-14 14:48

FBI's Elvis Chan on What's Being Done to Secure the 2020 ElectionHeading into the 2020 U.S. presidential election preseason, the FBI is squarely focused on defending against nation-state hacks or...

Oh no Xi didn't?! China's hackers nick naval tech blueprints, diddle with foreign elections to boost trade – new claim
2019-03-05 01:32

In the Navy, you can sail the 7 seas! In the Navy, you'll get hacked by the Chinese! RSA Researchers claim to have uncovered a five-year Chinese hacking operation aimed at bolstering Beijing's...

When the bits hit the FAN: US military accused of knackering Russian trolls, news org's IT gear amid mid-term elections
2019-03-01 21:05

Despite fried RAID and deleted hard drives, Federal News Agency calls US Cyber Command attack a failure A Russian new service is claiming that US attacks on it and an organisation accused of...

US pushed Russian troll factory offline during US midterm elections
2019-02-28 13:00

The US blocked internet access to Russian trolls who, they say, were trying to spread FUD.

Before Elections, US Cut Russian Trolls' Internet Access
2019-02-27 11:18

Mindful of Escalation, American Spies Cautiously Spar with RussiaThe U.S. military curtailed the internet access of an infamous Russian trolling operation around the mid-term elections in November...