Profiling Russia’s U.S Election Interference 2016 – An OSINT Analysis

Note: This OSINT analysis has been originally published at my current employer’s Web site – https://whoisxmlapi.com where I’m currently acting as a DNS Threat Researcher since January, 2021. We’ve decided to take a closer look at th… Continue reading Profiling Russia’s U.S Election Interference 2016 – An OSINT Analysis

Exposing GRU’s Involvement in U.S Election Interference – 2016 – An OSINT Analysis

Dear blog readers,Continuing the “FBI’s Most Wanted Cybercriminals” series I’ve decided to share some of the actionable intelligence that I have on GRU’s involvement in the 2016 U.S Election interference with the idea to assist U.S Law Enforcement and … Continue reading Exposing GRU’s Involvement in U.S Election Interference – 2016 – An OSINT Analysis

Halloween News Wrap: The Election, Hospital Deaths and Other Scary Cyberattack Stories

Threatpost breaks down the scariest stories of the week ended Oct. 30 haunting the security industry — including bugs that just won’t die. Continue reading Halloween News Wrap: The Election, Hospital Deaths and Other Scary Cyberattack Stories

Microsoft Warns of Cyberattacks on Trump, Biden Election Campaigns

Just months before the U.S. presidential election, hackers from Russia, China and Iran are ramping up phishing and malware attacks against campaign staffers. Continue reading Microsoft Warns of Cyberattacks on Trump, Biden Election Campaigns

2020 Elections Will Be a Security Disaster Zone

Next year’s US elections will be no more secure than in 2016. That’s the depressing conclusion from reports out this week.
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Voting Machines in ‘Murica

We are less than nine months away from the 2018 national midterm elections and states and local municipalities are still scrambling to understand the threat to their infrastructure and to have in place the most secure voting methodologies. What is know… Continue reading Voting Machines in ‘Murica

FBI Director: If left unchecked, Russian hackers will change vote tallies in a future U.S. election

FBI Director James Comey predicts that if left undeterred, Russian hackers will one day attempt to change the vote tally in a U.S. election. Comey said as much during a public hearing Wednesday in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Members asked Comey a series of questions concerning Russia’s ability to conduct damaging cyber-operations against both the U.S. and its allies. “In my view, [Russia is] the greatest threat of any nation on earth given their intention and capability,” Comey blankly stated. Last year, in the months preceding the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 8, the Homeland Security Department discovered a series of digital attacks aimed specifically at voter registration databases used in different states. These systems are disconnected from and do not affect machines that record or tally actual votes, and there is no evidence to suggest that Russian hackers were able to alter vote counts in the 2016 election. Some officials fear, however, that […]

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