Election Security

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MyPillow Man Mike Lindell Ordered to Pay Legal Fees for Guy Who Proved Him Wrong at ‘Prove Mike Wrong’ Event

Lindell has experienced nothing but financial setbacks since he decided to become Trump's #1 fan.

Tech News Lucas Ropek Aug 9

USPS Secretly Tested a Blockchain Voting System Before 2020, It Didn’t Work

Just keep repeating: It doesn't work. It doesn't work. It doesn't work.

Tech News Mack DeGeurin Dec 14

Arizona Republicans Subpoena Routers Amid Cyber Ninja’s Shambling Election Audit

Senate Republicans are demanding extensive access to Maricopa County records, but key rats are jumping the audit ship.

Politics Tom McKay Jul 27

Trump Attorney Calls For Execution of Former DHS Cybersecurity Official

One of President Donald Trump’s remaining election lawyers, Joe diGenova, declared on Monday that former DHS cybersecurity official Chris Krebs should be executed. Krebs was fired from the Trump administration in mid-November after releasing a statement that the 2020 election had been the most secure in American history, a message that angered Trump immensely. President…

Tech News Matt Novak Dec 1

Trump Axes Cyber Chief Who Debunked Claims of Election Fraud

President Trump has fired the nation’s top election security official, Christopher Krebs, head of the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Trump announced his decision Tuesday night via Twitter. Krebs, a Trump appointee and former senior counselor at DHS, is widely regarded for his knack of avoiding partisan politics, which is…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron Nov 17

Election Security Groups Under DHS Say 2020 Race Was Fully Secure

The Homeland Security Department’s council on election cybersecurity and its industry-led partner association issued a joint statement late Thursday declaring the 2020 presidential race “the most secure in American history.” “There is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised,” the groups said. In every…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron Nov 13

Passwords of Florida County Election Officials Temporarily Exposed

Login credentials belonging to several Martin County, Florida, election officials were inadvertently exposed by what an election security researcher says was an unsecured backup database that had likely been publicly accessible since 2017. The California-based security firm UpGuard said Thursday that more than 1,200 accounts assigned to county officials—at least six of which were assigned…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron Oct 30

Microsoft Takes Down Massive Botnet Before 2020 Elections

Microsoft has obtained a court order to seize servers the company says are part of the Trickbot botnet ahead of the 2020 elections, the Washington Post reported on Monday. Microsoft vice president of customer security and trust Tom Burt told the Post the botnet poses a “theoretical but real” threat to election security, as it…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay Oct 12

Senators Worry Changes at Post Office Could Obstruct November Ballots

Democratic senators warned Friday that controversial changes to U.S. Postal Service procedures have raised concerns in Washington about the timely delivery of mail-in ballots ahead of the November election. Earlier this month, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy approved a controversial cost-cutting operation at the USPS, which Congress re-imagined last century as a hybrid government-corporation. In lieu…

Politics Dell Cameron Jul 31

Republicans Blow Off Intelligence Hearing on Election Security With Top Silicon Valley Officials

Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee were a no-show as top officials from Facebook, Google, and Twitter testified and answered questions about their companies’ efforts to safeguard voters from the spread of disinformation concerning the 2020 presidential election. The decision by the committee’s ranking member, Rep. Devin Nunes, to boycott the hearing was revealed roughly…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron Jun 18

Bug-Ridden Tablets Behind Glacial Lines at Voting Sites in Los Angeles County, Report Finds

Shitty tablets helped screw up California’s March 3, 2020 primary election in big time, according to a previously unpublicized Los Angeles County report flagged by Politico on Wednesday. Many voters had to wait hours in line to cast a vote throughout the state—with both an electronic check-in system run on KnowInk PollPads and glitchy, $300…

Politics Tom McKay Jun 17

Iowa Caucus Results May Take a Few More Hours to Roll in Due to Election App Problem [Update: Hoo Boy]

Update: 11:30 p.m. ET: Prior accounts of some problems with the app the Iowa Democratic Party is using to collect and tabulate results appear to have been somewhat… understating the situation. It is now hours after the process of releasing caucus results was expected to begin—and instead, there’s been little beyond reports of a massive…

Politics Tom McKay Feb 3

Only Known Full-Time Cybersecurity Director Working for Any Democratic Presidential Campaign Resigns

Democratic candidate for president and former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s campaign cybersecurity official has resigned, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Buttigieg’s campaign confirmed to the paper that the staffer in question, chief information security officer Mick Baccio, has resigned, though it “has retained a new security firm and continues…

Privacy & Security Tom McKay Jan 15

Democrats Press for Major Election Security Boost as Budget Battle Wages On

Dozens of Senate Democrats on Monday signed a letter urging a significant increase in election security funding that’s necessary, they say, for election officials to combat potential meddling in the 2020 presidential election, among other security concerns. The letter comes amid a prolonged budgetary stalemate between House and Senate leaders, whose negotiations this weekend over…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron Nov 18

UK Labour Party Hit With ‘Sophisticated and Large Scale’ Cyber Attack During Election Campaign

The UK Labour Party announced on Tuesday that it’s been hit with a “sophisticated and large scale” cyber attack on its digital platforms but suggested that all of its data was secure. “We have experienced a sophisticated and large scale cyber attack on Labour digital platforms,” a Labour Party spokesperson told Gizmodo via email. “We…

Politics Matt Novak Nov 12

Election Security Experts Testify From Illinois, a Top Target of Russia’s 2016 Meddling

In an effort to broaden the public’s understanding of the challenges faced by local officials ahead of the 2020 election, Democratic lawmakers traveled to Gurnee, Illinois, on Tuesday to hear testimony from leading election and cybersecurity officials. The meeting also served as an opportunity for the Democrats to continue their push for legislation they say…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron Oct 15

President Trump Jokes With Smiling Vladimir Putin About Meddling in U.S. Elections

President Donald Trump had a good laugh with Russian President Vladimir Putin today at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan. Both leaders hammed it up for the cameras as Trump said to Putin, “Don’t meddle in the election, please. Don’t meddle in the election.” Trump pointed meekly toward Putin while he spoke, clearly making light…

Politics Matt Novak Jun 28

Elizabeth Warren Wants to Create a New Agency to Fix America’s Laughable Election Security

Presidential candidate and professional plan-haver Elizabeth Warren just proposed an overhaul of American elections touching on improved cybersecurity and opening access to voting. The crux of the senator’s plan is to vastly strengthen federal oversight of federal elections from start to finish with the money and enforcement power needed to make it a reality. Warren…

Privacy & Security Patrick Howell O'Neill Jun 25

Finally, a Top Voting Machine Maker Is Calling for Stronger Election Security Laws

Over the last few decades, the state of American election cybersecurity has been excoriated by hackers who hope to fix a host of glaring problems before the entire system is exploited. Voting machine makers as an industry have long pushed back against security and transparency efforts until, suddenly, this week. Tom Burt is the CEO…

Privacy & Security Patrick Howell O'Neill Jun 10

New Legislation Would Help National Committees Improve Candidates’ Cybersecurity

In advance of the 2020 elections, a new federal law proposed on Tuesday seeks to remove impediments faced by national political committees when seeking to help shore up the cybersecurity of their state-level counterparts. One of three big security-focused bills introduced by Sen. Ron Wyden this year, the Federal Campaign Cybersecurity Assistance Act aims to…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron May 21

Election Security

MyPillow Man Mike Lindell Ordered to Pay Legal Fees for Guy Who Proved Him Wrong at ‘Prove Mike Wrong’ Event

USPS Secretly Tested a Blockchain Voting System Before 2020, It Didn’t Work

Arizona Republicans Subpoena Routers Amid Cyber Ninja’s Shambling Election Audit

Trump Attorney Calls For Execution of Former DHS Cybersecurity Official

Trump Axes Cyber Chief Who Debunked Claims of Election Fraud

Election Security Groups Under DHS Say 2020 Race Was Fully Secure

Passwords of Florida County Election Officials Temporarily Exposed

Microsoft Takes Down Massive Botnet Before 2020 Elections

Senators Worry Changes at Post Office Could Obstruct November Ballots

Republicans Blow Off Intelligence Hearing on Election Security With Top Silicon Valley Officials

Bug-Ridden Tablets Behind Glacial Lines at Voting Sites in Los Angeles County, Report Finds

Iowa Caucus Results May Take a Few More Hours to Roll in Due to Election App Problem [Update: Hoo Boy]

Only Known Full-Time Cybersecurity Director Working for Any Democratic Presidential Campaign Resigns

Democrats Press for Major Election Security Boost as Budget Battle Wages On

UK Labour Party Hit With ‘Sophisticated and Large Scale’ Cyber Attack During Election Campaign

Election Security Experts Testify From Illinois, a Top Target of Russia’s 2016 Meddling

President Trump Jokes With Smiling Vladimir Putin About Meddling in U.S. Elections

Elizabeth Warren Wants to Create a New Agency to Fix America’s Laughable Election Security

Finally, a Top Voting Machine Maker Is Calling for Stronger Election Security Laws

New Legislation Would Help National Committees Improve Candidates’ Cybersecurity

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