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Regardless of whether Donald Trump believes Russia hacked the Democrats in the run-up to the US Presidential election or not, we explain how they did it. And Carole explores some of the creepier things being done in the name of surveillance.
All this a… Continue reading Smashing Security #087: How Russia hacked the US election
The move comes after special counsel Robert Mueller’s indictment of 12 Russians believed to have used the accounts as fronts in US election hacking. Continue reading Twitter shutters accounts linked to US election hacking
Russia hacked the Clinton campaign in large part because John Podesta didn’t bother to turn on two-factor authentication. Continue reading Basic Digital Security Could Have Prevented One of the Biggest Political Scandals in American History
Mark Zuckerberg revealed that Facebook’s security team identified Russian government hackers targeting US presidential campaigns and notified them of the hack attempts. Continue reading Zuckerberg: Facebook Identified and Notified Presidential Campaigns of Russian Hacking Attempts in 2016
Sen. Ron Wyden has asked the White House to quickly improve the security of election systems, saying that leaving the matter to states “is irresponsible and a total abdication of the federal government’s primary role in matters of national security.” In a letter to White House National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, Wyden, D-Ore., asks that the White House to do the following: Designate a senior official to oversee election cybersecurity and have that official brief Congress regularly about cyberthreats. Direct the Secret Service to include cybersecurity in its oversight of a presidential candidate’s security. Direct the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Department of Homeland Security to create a standard by which to “grade” states on their election cybersecurity. Ask DHS to make political campaigns a part of the country’s critical infrastructure and provide them with cybersecurity assistance if they ask for it. Earlier this year, DHS notified 21 states that […]
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In some cases, that includes not being contacted by the FBI even after their emails had been stolen and published online. Continue reading Most Fancy Bear hacking targets weren’t warned by FBI
Experts applaud a new Google service, Advanced Protection, which beefs up account password protection and limits access to a user’s Gmail and Drive. Continue reading Google Advanced Protection Trades Ease-of-Use for Security
Google has rolled out new security features for users of Gmail and Drive, as well as its Chrome web browser. For Gmail and Drive users, Google is offering an opt-in feature called the Advanced Protection Program, aimed at those who are more prone to online threats because of the nature of their work. The company announced the program in a blog post on Tuesday. “We took this unusual step because there is an overlooked minority of our users that are at particularly high risk of targeted online attacks,” the post says. “For example, these might be campaign staffers preparing for an upcoming election, journalists who need to protect the confidentiality of their sources, or people in abusive relationships seeking safety.” That could be seen as a reference to John Podesta, the Hillary Clinton campaign adviser whose who fell for a phishing scam, giving Russian hackers access to his Gmail account […]
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Former FBI director James Comey’s testimony is a solid reminder that the Russian hacking campaign went far beyond the Democratic National Committee and John Podesta. Continue reading Comey: Russians Targeted ‘Hundreds’ of Entities in Election Hacking
Former FBI director James Comey’s testimony is a solid reminder that the Russian hacking campaign went far beyond the Democratic National Committee and John Podesta. Continue reading Comey: Russians Targeted ‘Hundreds’ of Entities in Election Hacking