Tag: election
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Oklahoma man charged with mailing threats, substances to election officials nationwide
Robin Patrick Martin was charged with conveying false or misleading information and hoaxes and mailing threatening communications in an effort to intimidate election officials. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/oklahoma-man-charged-white-powder-letters-election-officials/
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Oklahoma man charged with mailing threats, substances to election officials nationwide
Robin Patrick Martin was charged with conveying false or misleading information and hoaxes and mailing threatening communications in an effort to intimidate election officials. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/oklahoma-man-charged-white-powder-letters-election-officials/
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Oklahoma man charged with mailing threats, substances to election officials nationwide
Robin Patrick Martin was charged with conveying false or misleading information and hoaxes and mailing threatening communications in an effort to intimidate election officials. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/oklahoma-man-charged-white-powder-letters-election-officials/
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Ballot scanner malfunctions, flurry of federal legal actions test election officials on final day of voting
Tags: electionRumors of malfeasance spread on X despite no evidence, as election officials continue to fight off numerous legal challenges from the Trump administration in the last 48 hours. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/westchester-ballot-scanner-malfunctions-disinformation/
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California officials confirm grand jury subpoenas as states, civil groups brace to protect elections from federal encroachment
Los Angeles County officials told CyberScoop they received multiple grand jury subpoenas investigating alleged election fraud. States and civil groups call it a federal power play. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/california-election-subpoenas-doj-voter-rolls/
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Election Website Security: 42% of US County Sites Still Lack .gov Domains
US election websites show improved security, but weak email protection, non-.gov domains and third-party tracking still expose voters to risks. Millions of Americans will use websites to check their registration, find polling places or track ballots before the November 3 election. However, a new study finds that many county election websites still have security weaknesses…
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Lawsuit against Ex-Overstock CEO tied to 2020 election film falls apart over question of ‘actual malice’
The lawsuit, brought by a former executive at Dominion Voting Systems, concerns comments made in a 2020 film financed by Byrne titled “The Deep Rig.” First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/patrick-byrne-dominion-defamation-lawsuit-actual-malice/
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Hackers Attempt to Breach U.S. Election Commission Systems, Triggering Major Service Outage
Hackers targeted the U.S. Federal Election Commission’s systems, forcing the agency to shut down online services and disrupting campaign finance filings just days before the November 3 midterm elections. The outage delayed fresh spending disclosures, but officials have not confirmed a successful breach or data theft. According to Reuters, an FEC electronic filings officer warned…
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Serbian autocrat loses election following widespread reports of digital repression
Tags: electionSerbian strongman leader Aleksandar VuÄić on Sunday admitted defeat in his race for prime minister, a loss that follows a series of incidents of digital repression that galvanized the opposition. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/serbia-election-spyware-vucic
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Serbian autocrat loses election following widespread reports of digital repression
Tags: electionSerbian strongman leader Aleksandar VuÄić on Sunday admitted defeat in his race for prime minister, a loss that follows a series of incidents of digital repression that galvanized the opposition. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/serbia-election-spyware-vucic
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Anthropic’s Claude AI Bypasses Paywall to Access US Election Data Without Permission
Anthropic’s Claude AI reportedly bypassed a payment restriction to retrieve publicly available aggregate election counts from Georgia without human authorization. Anthropic clarified that this activity did not involve accessing Georgia’s voter registration system, altering voting records, or retrieving individual voting records. This incident underscores an important aspect of AI security: just because information is publicly…
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Democrat lawmakers say Russia is aiming to undermine party ahead of midterms
The pair stressed the latest update showed no country is pursuing the technically challenging effort to interfere with or hack into the country’s election infrastructure or tamper directly with votes. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/democrat-lawmakers-say-russia-is-aiming-to-undermine-party
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NSO Spyware Pegasus Hit a Serbian University Rector Six Days Before Snap Elections
Citizen Lab confirmed Pegasus on a Serbian rector’s iPhone 6 days before elections, raising the known civil society spyware target count to 16. The Citizen Lab published a research note confirming that the iPhone of Vladan Äokić, Rector of the University of Belgrade, was infected with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware sometime in 2026. The infection…
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Russian GRU hackers hit NATO shipbuilder, aircraft engine maker, law enforcement agency in espionage campaign
It’s the work of the infamous group behind the attacks on Democrats during the 2016 presidential election, Symantec said. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/russian-hackers-apt28-target-nato-defense-firms/
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DOJ escalates fight for election supremacy with California raids
Tags: electionThe arrests were paired with comments from DOJ and DHS officials, threatening to investigate, arrest or prosecute tens of thousands of California voters if they vote in November. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/justice-department-california-voter-arrests-noncitizen-claims/
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Pegasus Spyware Infection Confirmed on Serbian University Rector’s iPhone Days Before Election
The iPhone of Vladan Äokić, rector of the University of Belgrade and a prominent supporter of Serbia’s student protest movement, was infected with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware in 2026, the Citizen Lab said on October 19.The finding came six days before Serbia’s October 25 snap parliamentary election. The infection used a zero-click exploit, meaning Äokić…
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Deepfakes and Election Manipulation: UK Watchdog Seeks Faster Detection
The UK Electoral Commission is building an AI system to alert candidates to damaging deepfakes within three hours. The UK’s Electoral Commission is building an AI-powered system to tell candidates about significant deepfakes within three hours of posting. Its chief executive, Vijay Rangarajan, said so at a panel at the Conservative Party’s annual conference last…
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Spyware found on devices belonging to prominent Serbian critics as elections loom
The confirmed and suspected targets include a university rector backing Serbia’s protests and a prosecutor who investigated a Trump-linked Belgrade development, weeks before parliamentary elections. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/pegasus-spyware-serbia-critics-elections/
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Scammers clone candidates’ voices to steal cash and voter data ahead of 2026 midterms, FBI warns
Three weeks before Americans vote in the 2026 midterm election, fraudsters are borrowing candidate names, logos and slogans to collect fake donations and harvest personal … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/16/usa-2026-midterm-election-scams/
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The next election influence campaign will target your AI chatbot
Someone is seeding the internet with hyperlocal content about political races. Researchers say it’s designed to train AI chatbots to favor candidates across a broad range of issues. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ai-chatbots-election-influence-hyperlocal-networks/
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X Removes 13,000 Fake Accounts Ahead of US Midterm Elections
X has suspended more than 13,000 accounts tied to three suspected foreign influence operations linked to Iran, Russia, and China. With the US midterms approaching, the platform said the fake X accounts were trying to shape political debate in the United States. The crackdown came one week after OpenAI announced it had disrupted two similar…
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ISMG Editors: Anthropic’s AI Boom Comes With a Big Bill
Also: AI Agents Outpace Enterprise Guardrails, CISA Faces Election Security Crunch. In this week’s panel, four ISMG editors discussed the market implications of Anthropic’s IPO ambitions, the nagging challenges of moving artificial intelligence agents into production and CISA’s election security plans ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/ismg-editors-anthropics-ai-boom-comes-big-bill-a-33005
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CISA Unveils US Midterm Election Security Plan
CISA Taps Regional Directors as Election Advisers Amid Unspent EI-ISAC Funds. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released a 2026 election security plan offering state and local officials free threat sharing, scanning and advisory support ahead of the midterms, as lawmakers say funding Congress set aside for an election threat-sharing hub remains unspent. First…
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CISA Unveils Election Security Plan Ahead of 2026 Midterms
The CISA plan provides guidance and resources for election officials to secure systems such as voter registration databases and voting machines First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cisa-election-security-midterms/
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Russia reports thousands of cyberattacks on election infrastructure during vote
Claims by officials of cyberattacks against election infrastructure could not be independently verified. Russian officials provided little technical evidence about the attacks or who it claimed who was behind them. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-reports-cyberattacks-during-election
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Hackers claim breach of Russian election systems days before parliamentary vote
An anonymous hacking group claimed to have broken into computer systems connected to Russia’s election infrastructure just days before the country begins voting for a new parliament. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-election-hackers-breach
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Supreme Court denies Trump request to allow USPS mail ballot changes
One justice said the attempt to change the rules ahead of the 2026 elections would be “arbitrary and capricious” and violated the Administrative Procedures Act. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/supreme-court-denies-trump-usps-mail-ballot-changes/
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The 2026 Election Threat Security Teams Aren’t Prepared For
In the United States, millions of Americans will go to the polls this fall. We’re hurtling toward the midterm elections, and the digital battleground looks entirely different than it did just two years ago. More than 204 million Americans are registered to… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/the-2026-election-threat-security-teams-arent-prepared-for/
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Why Regulating AI in Elections Hasn’t Worked
In the United States, millions of Americans will go to the polls this fall. We’re hurtling toward the midterm elections, and the digital battleground looks entirely different than it did just two years ago. More than 204 million Americans are registered to… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/why-regulating-ai-in-elections-hasnt-worked/
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Tina Peters, through attorney, backs off formal role in Shasta County elections
Tags: electionPeters still left the door open to working with Shasta County on elections and doubled down on her statements that electronic voting machines should be discontinued. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/tina-peters-shasta-county-election-role/