Collaborate Disseminate
As foreign nations and domestic groups barrage communities with false claims, Latino and Hispanic organizations are gearing up for another fight.
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Officials said they’ve put in place multiple new procedures specifically to deal with claims of election malfeasance and fraud from local voters.
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The individuals allegedly used spearphishing and malware to target the accounts of “dozens” of current and former U.S. officials.
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People associated with the operation shared with a journalist a document dated Sept. 15, according to new reporting.
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The changes would permit federal candidates and current officeholders to use campaign funds to pay for software, devices and services and cover family members and campaign staff.
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The report gave CISA high marks for its election security work but raised questions about a lack of strategic guidance from DHS.
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Steve Simon has served as Minnesota’s 22nd Secretary of State since 2015, overseeing elections across 87 counties and managing the state’s voter registration database. His tenure has spanned three presidential election cycles, including in 2016, when the Russian government waged a covert campaign to interfere with U.S. election infrastructure, and in 2020, when false claims […]
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Microsoft said it took some time for Kremlin-affiliated organizations to turn their focus to the revised Democratic presidential ticket.
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The top Democrat on the House Administration Committee is signaling “strong support” for the Federal Communications Commission’s ongoing efforts to mandate disclosure of AI use in political ads, emphasizing transparency as essential as lawmakers assess how to regulate the technology in the future. In July, the FCC proposed a new regulation that would require broadcasters […]
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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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