Russian threat groups shift attention to Harris-Walz campaign, researchers find

Microsoft said it took some time for Kremlin-affiliated organizations to turn their focus to the revised Democratic presidential ticket.

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Cybersecurity, disinformation dominates hearing on elections

Once a side issue, nearly every topic brought up during a House hearing on elections related to cybersecurity or false claims around election fraud.

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Cybersecurity, disinformation dominates hearing on elections

Once a side issue, nearly every topic brought up during a House hearing on elections related to cybersecurity or false claims around election fraud.

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Election officials say U.S. Postal Service woes place election mail at risk

A letter from election officials in all 50 states and D.C. said the agency needed to take immediate action.

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Intel officials expect more foreign influence efforts leading up to Election Day

U.S. officials said they expect Russia, Iran and China to increase the cadence of influence operations targeting voters over the final two months of this election cycle.

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Disinfo group Spamouflage more aggressively targeting U.S. elections, candidates

Graphika report finds the Chinese-linked group has been creating American personas online and spreading content designed to denigrate both parties and candidates. 

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Who would be the cyber pros in a second Trump term?

If elected again, the former president might draw both on returning officials and yet-untapped pockets of talent.

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Iranian hackers ‘tickle’ targets in US, UAE with custom tool, Microsoft says

Peach Sandstorm is said to have focused on the oil and gas, satellite, government and communications sectors.

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Meta deep-sixes WhatsApp accounts tied to Iranian hacking group 

The tech giant believes it is another instance of Iranian hackers attempting to meddle in U.S. politics and the upcoming presidential election.

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