“Proud Boys” Emails Are Bogus
The Proud Boys emails aren’t actual threats. They’re the lowest form of anonymous spam.
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Category Archives: Elections
Google stops pushing scam ads on Americans searching for how to vote
No US entity charges citizens for registering to vote, but plenty of Google ads were happy to do so – and to grab your PII in the process. Continue reading Google stops pushing scam ads on Americans searching for how to vote
Professor Rivest On Election Security
via Quanta Magazine, ‘Cryptography Pioneer Seeks Secure Elections the Low-Tech Way’
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Facebook purges hundreds of fake accounts from state actors, marketers
It removed 5 networks engaged in foreign or government interference in Egypt, India, Russia, Iran, and Myanmar/Vietnam. Some targeted the US. Continue reading Facebook purges hundreds of fake accounts from state actors, marketers
Voting by Smartphone, Jeff Bezos Hacked, Microsoft Security Breach
In episode 96 of our monthly we discuss the controversy of voting by smartphone in our elections, the Jeff Bezos hacking incident, and the recent Microsoft support security breach. ** Show notes and links mentioned on the show ** Seattle-Area Voters To… Continue reading Voting by Smartphone, Jeff Bezos Hacked, Microsoft Security Breach
State of Georgia: Election Server May Have Been Compromised During 2016, 2018 Elections
via Dan Goodin, Security Editor at Ars Technica, comes news that no one in the State of Georgia wants to hear: At least one election server exhibits evidence of compromise – due to the machine’s vulnerability to the Shellshock exploit – which, of cour… Continue reading State of Georgia: Election Server May Have Been Compromised During 2016, 2018 Elections
Simulation Shows Elections’ Soft Security Underbelly
A simulation took place today in Washington, D.C., that showed how a cyberattack could impact Election Day without ever targeting voting machines. The simulation, which took place in a fictitious town named Adversia located in a swing state, resulted … Continue reading Simulation Shows Elections’ Soft Security Underbelly
Trump, Putin and Politics Name-Dropped to Peddle Malware
Cybercriminals are leveraging political names and figures for social engineering as the elections loom. Continue reading Trump, Putin and Politics Name-Dropped to Peddle Malware
Hacking 2020 voting systems is a ‘piece of cake’
That’s how Senator Wyden described the results of DefCon’s Voting Village, where all of 100 voting systems were easily picked apart by hackers. Continue reading Hacking 2020 voting systems is a ‘piece of cake’
Hacking 2020 voting systems is a ‘piece of cake’
That’s how Senator Wyden described the results of DefCon’s Voting Village, where all of 100 voting systems were easily picked apart by hackers. Continue reading Hacking 2020 voting systems is a ‘piece of cake’