Election Hacking
Internet Insecurity
The DNC False Alarm Hack Is Good Cybersecurity, Bad PR
The DNC thought it was getting hacked again, but it was just a false alarm set off by a security test. It's a sign that the organization is taking its cybersecurity seriously.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
8.23.18
pcAnywhere
Top Voting Machine Vendor Admits It Installed Remote-Access Software on Systems Sold to States
Remote-access software and modems on election equipment 'is the worst decision for security short of leaving ballot boxes on a Moscow street corner.'
Kim Zetter
7.17.18
Internet Insecurity
Update: Zuckerberg Said He ‘Misspoke’ About Alerting Campaigns to Russian Hacking Attempts
Mark Zuckerberg revealed that Facebook’s security team identified Russian government hackers targeting US presidential campaigns and notified them of the hack attempts.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
4.10.18
Internet Insecurity
Hacking Germany's Vote Counting Software Was ‘Trivial,’ Researchers Warn
A group of researchers found that the software to count votes was a “total disaster.“
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
9.7.17
def con
At DEF CON, I Watched Hackers Take Voting Machines Apart
At the annual DEF CON hacking conference, hackers were given free reign to rip apart, reverse engineer and probe voting machines, some of which are currently in use across the US.
Joseph Cox
7.28.17
Comey Hearing
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.
Joseph Cox
6.8.17
Internet Insecurity
New: Russian Hackers Targeted Hillary Clinton’s Campaign Email Ahead of the 2016 Election
New evidence shows that during their wide-ranging hacking campaign, Russian hackers tried to hack 6,730 people with 19,315 phishing links.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
3.30.17
