Sex Workers Don’t Trust Kamala Harris
Harris’s record as a prosecutor and FOSTA advocate makes sex workers question who they’d vote for if it were her against Trump for president. Continue reading Sex Workers Don’t Trust Kamala Harris
Category Archives: Presidential election
Boomers Share the Most Fake News on Facebook, Study Finds
A new study found that age was the main factor that determined whether someone would spread misinformation on Facebook. Continue reading Boomers Share the Most Fake News on Facebook, Study Finds
NSA Leaker ‘Reality Winner’ Gets More Than 5 Years in Prison
A former NSA contractor, who pleaded guilty to leaking a classified report on Russian hacking of the 2016 U.S. presidential election to an online news outlet last year, has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison.
Reality Winner, a 26-… Continue reading NSA Leaker ‘Reality Winner’ Gets More Than 5 Years in Prison
Facebook caught up in political data scandal; denies data breach
Lawmakers from the US and Europe demand explanations from Facebook following statements that it shared user data with Cambridge Analytica, a political analytics firm linked to US President Donald Trump, while the 2016 presidential election was in… Continue reading Facebook caught up in political data scandal; denies data breach
Hackers will target Putin’s reelection effort, Russian security chief warns
A top Russian official warned that foreign hackers could be targeting the country’s March presidential election in which incumbent Vladimir Putin seeks his fourth term in office. Nikolai Patrushev, Russia’s Security Council Secretary, sounded an alarm this week saying that “there has been considerable expansion in the range of tasks pursued by foreign computer intelligence services” ahead of the election on March 18, according to Russian state media. “The carrying out of cyber operations is also projected, including ones aimed at disrupting the ability of the government to conduct elections,” he said, calling for stronger cybersecurity for Russia’s election infrastructure. The Russian chief warned specifically about attacks against the GAS Vybory, the national vote-counting system. Patrushev, like Putin, is formerly a director of the Russia’s FSB intelligence agency. He also warned Russian officials against using foreign internet services like Google and Yahoo, a mirror of the U.S. government recently banning the Moscow-based cybersecurity company Kaspersky Labs from […]
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Facebook aims to outsmart future high-tech election meddlers with 1861 technology
To prevent high-tech meddling in US national elections of the future, Facebook plans to use a technology dating back to 1861 – the humble postcard. The social media giant plans to use the cards, first patented in 1861 in Philadelphia, as a form o… Continue reading Facebook aims to outsmart future high-tech election meddlers with 1861 technology
Twitter will email 677,775 users who engaged with Russian election trolls
It’s found and banned thousands more automated Russian accounts, and it’s planning for detecting such accounts better in time for mid-terms. Continue reading Twitter will email 677,775 users who engaged with Russian election trolls
Most Fancy Bear hacking targets weren’t warned by FBI
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
Suspected Kelihos Botnet Operator Arrested in Spain
Update (Tuesday, April 11): The arrest of a Russian man in Spain was apparently for his role in Kelihos botnet responsible for sending hundreds of millions of spam emails worldwide.
A Russian computer hacker and alleged spam kingpin was arrested in Barcelona, Spain, on Friday reportedly over suspicion of being involved in hacking attacks linked to alleged interference in last year’s United
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President Obama Orders ‘Full Review’ of Possible Russian hacking in US Election
In his final month in office, President Barack Obama has ordered U.S. intelligence agencies to conduct a “full review” of pre-election cyber attacks against Democratic Party organizations that many believe affected the outcome of the 2016 presidential … Continue reading President Obama Orders ‘Full Review’ of Possible Russian hacking in US Election