Security News

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...

Google cracks down on election meddling advertisers
2018-05-09 10:08

Google will now require people or groups purchasing federal election ads to show that they're US citizens or lawful residents.

No Evidence Russian Hackers Changed Votes in 2016 Election: Senators
2018-05-09 09:17

Hackers backed by the Russian government attempted to undermine confidence in the voting process in the period leading up to the 2016 presidential election, but there is no evidence that they...

The US Is Unprepared for Election-Related Hacking in 2018
2018-05-08 14:07

This survey and report is not surprising: The survey of nearly forty Republican and Democratic campaign operatives, administered through November and December 2017, revealed that American...

Securing Elections
2018-04-20 11:44

Elections serve two purposes. The first, and obvious, purpose is to accurately choose the winner. But the second is equally important: to convince the loser. To the extent that an election system...