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Threatpost editors break down the top themes, speakers and sessions to look out for this year at Black Hat 2020 – from election security to remote work and the pandemic. Continue reading Black Hat USA 2020 Preview: Election Security, COVID Disinformation and More
By Sudais Asif
Roblox has over 100 million registered users but only a handful of accounts were compromised. As the US presidential election is nearby, voters across the 50 state empire are betting on their candidates in light of the proposals they off… Continue reading Hackers deface Roblox accounts with pro-Trump messages
It’s an unfortunate reality that cyber attacks on the U.S. 2020 election are likely to happen. However, while this is a potent threat to democracy, an even greater threat is to not take the necessary actions to prevent these attacks until it is t… Continue reading Four Important Steps to Secure the United States 2020 Election
In episode 108 for February 17th 2020: The US charges four Chinese military hackers in the Equifax data breach, how Israel’s entire voter registry was exposed, and details on the encryption provider that was secretly owned by the CIA for the last… Continue reading Equifax Hacked by China, Israeli Voter Registry Exposed, How the CIA Owned Encryption
Flaws in the blockchain app some states plan to use in the 2020 election allow bad actors to alter or cancel someone’s vote or expose their private info. Continue reading Hackers Can Seize Control of Ballots Cast Using the Voatz Voting App, Researchers Say
The agency changed its policy to provide more timely and actionable information to state and local election officials in the case of a cybersecurity breach to election infrastructure. Continue reading FBI Plans to Inform States of Election Breaches
Phishing is still a vector to attack presidential campaigns. Many 2020 campaigns still aren’t using best practice by implementing a proper DMARC policy.
The post But Their Emails: Many 2020 Campaigns Still Risk Phishing Attacks appeared first on Secur… Continue reading But Their Emails: Many 2020 Campaigns Still Risk Phishing Attacks
The Conservative Party press office posed as an independent fact-checking service on Twitter, abusing its verified status in an attempt to fool British voters.
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Continue reading Twitter warns verified users against attempts to mislead public after Conservative factcheckUK stunt
You may have missed it amongst the many news reports of the denial-of-service attacks troubling Labour, but that wasn’t the only reason the UK political party made the cybersecurity headlines this week.
Continue reading Donation details “leak” from the Labour Party website
With a drama-filled general election campaign underway in the United Kingdom, the Labour Party says that its systems suffered a “sophisticated and large-scale cyber-attack.”
Continue reading That “sophisticated” Labour cyber-attack – don’t panic