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FBI’s LockBit Takedown Postponed a Ticking Time Bomb in Fulton County, Ga.

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The FBI’s takedown of the LockBit ransomware group last week came as LockBit was preparing to release sensitive data stolen from government computer systems in Fulton County, Ga. But LockBit is now regrouping, and the gang says it will publish the stolen Fulton County data on March 2 unless paid a ransom. LockBit claims the cache includes documents tied to the county’s ongoing criminal prosecution of former President Trump, but court watchers say teaser documents published by the crime gang suggest a total leak of the Fulton County data could put lives at risk and jeopardize a number of other criminal trials. Continue reading FBI’s LockBit Takedown Postponed a Ticking Time Bomb in Fulton County, Ga.→

Smashing Security podcast #328: UPS smishing, ChatGPT 101, and storing secret files

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UPS delivers some smishing advice (but have they kept something under wraps?), we ask ChatGPT to take a long hard look at itself, and we debate what the penalty should be for taking national secrets home with you.

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The 2024 race promises to be ‘very, very active’ in terms of foreign and domestic meddling, says former CISA chief

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Chris Krebs said he expects to see Russia, China and Iran — and even domestic groups — attempt to influence and disrupt the presidential race.

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Election disinformation fueled midterm conspiracies, but far behind 2020 levels, experts found

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Researchers found more than 40,000 tweets about tabulators in Maricopa County, Arizona, but disinformation didn’t reach levels seen in 2020.

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2020 redux: Trump and allies push another round of election fraud claims

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Former President Trump and his allies made spurious claims that lay the groundwork for arguing the midterm elections were rigged.

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The disinformation threat facing US midterms extends beyond Election Day

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Experts and national security officials worry that lies and conspiracies about voting could cause voters to reject outcomes or spark violence.

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CISA issues vulnerability advisory for select Dominion voting equipment, urges updates

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The company insists its equipment is safe, and nobody has proof of the vulnerabilities having been used, CISA says.

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Hunter Biden emails that Trump allies shared contain signs of possible ‘tampering,’ analysis suggests

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Researchers shared the data to provide a more complete context about the data and questions surrounding it, they said.

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Michigan police execute warrant looking for missing election equipment

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The Michigan State Police launched a criminal investigation this week after a piece of election equipment went missing. The inquiry comes after a local official—who has publicly questioned the validity and security of the 2020 election—had refused to allow a company vendor to run maintenance on the machine. Adams Township Clerk Stephanie Scott had been stripped of her election administration authority on Monday for failing to confirm that she would follow state law in certifying that public accuracy testing had been completed. A spokesperson for the Michigan State Police told CyberScoop Friday that the agency executed a search warrant in the rural community as part of an investigation requested by the Secretary of State, but declined to offer any additional information. Neither Scott nor a spokesperson for Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson responded to requests for comment. This is the second example in recent months of election officials taking extreme […]

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