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Just months before the U.S. presidential election, hackers from Russia, China and Iran are ramping up phishing and malware attacks against campaign staffers. Continue reading Microsoft Warns of Cyberattacks on Trump, Biden Election Campaigns
Hopefully it’s a COVID-19 version of what it did post-2016 elections, when it required verification of those buying political or issue ads. Continue reading Facebook to verify identities on accounts that churn out viral posts
Russia is still using social media in a sustained campaign to dabble in US affairs, according to FBI director Chris Wray. Continue reading FBI director warns of sustained Russian disinformation threat
The FBI has announced that it will tell local election officials when hackers try to infiltrate their systems. Continue reading FBI to inform election officials about hacking attempts
It’s not clear who paid Archimedes Group for its reality-warping campaigns, but it’s clear disinformation is now a global scourge. Continue reading Facebook bans accounts of fake news firm
It turns out that robo-dialed calls accounted for 56.5% of the phone-in vote for the millionaire’s daughter. Continue reading Bots rigged Russian finale of ‘The Voice Kids’ talent show
The DNC thwarts a phishing effort aimed at its voter database, days after Microsoft’s Fancy Bear disruption and Facebook’s efforts against Iranian propaganda. Continue reading DNC Becomes Latest Target in Series of Election-Season Attacks
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is sounding the alarm on Russian election interference, saying his country must ready plans to fight back against Kremlin designs to sway upcoming elections. Poroshenko said he had directed the National Security and Defense Council — Ukraine’s equivalent of the U.S.’s National Security Council — to set up a meeting and devise strategies to counter Kremlin attempts to influence Ukrainian elections, which are slated for March 31. The move mirrors one by President Donald Trump, who recently chaired an NSC election-security meeting. “Next year, we, Ukraine, and many of our partners will hold important elections that will determine the pace and quality of our development and interaction in the medium term,” Poroshenko posted on Facebook. Seats in parliament are up for election, as is the presidency. Approval ratings of the government and Poroshenko have been in the 10 to 20 percent range, sometimes edging closer to single-digit levels. Poroshenko […]
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Threatpost sat down with Payton to discuss ongoing concerns around the security of the upcoming election cycle, where the weak links are and the Russian playbook. Continue reading Newsmaker Interview: Theresa Payton on Russians and Election Meddling
An FBI official who co-led a taskforce to prevent foreign meddling in U.S. elections quietly left for the private sector last month. The departure of Jeffrey Tricoli, a roughly two-decade veteran of the FBI, comes as the bureau works to track misinformation online just months before the midterm elections. Tricoli has joined Charles Schwab as a senior vice president for business and cyber resiliency, the brokerage company confirmed to CyberScoop. An FBI spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment. The Wall Street Journal was first to report Tricoli’s move to Charles Schwab. FBI Director Christopher Wray announced the creation of the foreign-influence task force late last year. In January, Tricoli laid out his goals for the quietly-held initiative, whose charge is to warn U.S. companies about efforts to sow misinformation online. “Our responsibility in the government is to bring forth that visibility and that transparency to” such foreign […]
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