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Twitter shutters accounts linked to US election hacking
2018-07-17 10:46

The move comes after special counsel Robert Mueller's indictment of 12 Russians believed to have used the accounts as fronts in US election hacking.

10 Lessons: Russian Election Interference Indictment
2018-07-16 16:33

Alleged Playbook Included Phishing, Malware, False Identities, Bitcoin PaymentsThe U.S. Justice Department's indictment of 12 Russian intelligence officers for attempting to interfere in the 2016...

10 Takeaways: Russian Election Interference Indictment
2018-07-16 15:32

Alleged Playbook Included Phishing, Malware, False Identities, Bitcoin PaymentsThe U.S. Justice Department's indictment of 12 Russian intelligence officers for attempting to interfere in the 2016...

More Indictments in Russian Election Interference Probe
2018-07-13 18:18

Mueller Investigation Results in Charges Against 12 Russian Intelligence OfficersTwelve Russian intelligence officers have been indicted, as a result of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing...

Justice Department Indicts 12 Russian Nationals Tied to 2016 Election Hacking
2018-07-13 18:17

Indictments are part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 elections.

China-based hackers take an interest in Cambodia's elections
2018-07-11 03:02

Group named 'TEMP.Periscope' releasing RATs says FireEye AUS-based security researcher has accused China of interfering in Cambodia's forthcoming national election.…

Securing the Mid-Term Election
2018-07-09 13:48

In the run-up to the U.S. mid-term election, CrowdStrike is seeing suspicious threat activity, and the firm's James Yeager has advice both for the public and private sectors on how to ensure...

Cyber Attack Aims to Manipulate Mexican Election
2018-06-18 15:15

On Wednesday June 13, in the run-up to Mexico's July 1 presidential election, a website operated by the rightist National Action Party (PAN) was taken off-line for several hours by a DDoS attack....

How to combat global election hacking
2018-06-18 13:30

Neil Walsh, UN Chief of Cybercrime, explains how the United Nations combats cognitive hacking and cyberweapons targeting elections around the world.

Are Facebook's Election-Related Moves in India Meaningful?
2018-05-17 13:03

Security Practitioners Weigh In on Actions of Social Media GiantFacebook has taken several moves aimed at minimizing misuse of social media during the 2019 elections in India. But are the actions...